Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2015

She is soon to be 92 years old and uses her position as the family matriarch to teach the rest of us to be grateful. Our matriarch risked (and received) ridicule by family members to make her point about gratitude. Money Tips' With age, sometimes comes wisdom. My Mother-in-law has long recognized the power of gratitude.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 31, 2012

She (we will call her Susan, although that is not her name) started life as a member of an industrious lower middle class family – one sibling, two parents married to each other. She ignored checks and had money escheated back to the state. Borrow Money You Can’t Pay Back. Borrow Money You Can’t Pay Back.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Although gift giving occasions are fun times and typically filled with happy get togethers, getting all those gifts year after year from loving, generous and well meaning friends and relatives can really fill up all the corners of all the shelves of all your rooms. How To Get The Gifts You Want Without Taking Away The Gift Of Giving.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

I don’t know about you but I seem to have so many calls on my time and my money. But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. I found I had more spare time to spend with the family as well.

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