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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you can’t afford a car, use public transportation. If you can’t afford a gift, make or do something for the recipient. If you can’t afford air-conditioning, consider a ceiling or attic fan as an alternative. Most of us seem to ‘need’ these things – but do we really?

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. Mom and Dad always pointed out how much better off we were than our neighbors, because we were saving money and building up assets. Do you have a funny story about making do?

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