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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you can’t afford air-conditioning, consider a ceiling or attic fan as an alternative. Making do was a proud tradition just a generation ago – it showed that you were smart, thrifty and responsible. Our parents and grandparents were ‘green’ before green was cool.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!” Do you have a funny story about making do? Grandma never had the chance until she was in her seventies. My Mom grew up in St. Inconvenient!

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