Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Instead of paying for telephone, use free services over the internet (Skype and Google both have them – but note that there may be privacy issues in their use). If you can’t afford air-conditioning, consider a ceiling or attic fan as an alternative. If you can’t afford a car, use public transportation.
Saving Cents With Sense
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
Turn down your thermostat in the evening, add a fan in your room, or both, and you will help yourself relax more as well. Turn on a small fan to create not only some fresh air circulation but a nice soft hum. Unplug and power down all distractions such as telephones and televisions. Create some white noise. Power down.
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Saving Cents With Sense
JUNE 25, 2012
Please feel free to let you know if you are a new fan, too, so I can welcome you! Cox offers parental controls on cable boxes, too, so it helps parents monitor what they kids are exposed to on television. You can visit the Take Charge! website to learn how to activate these controls. Then come back here to leave a comment and let me know.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. Most telephones were on a party line (and yes the parties did ease drop on each other, but they also let us do ‘conference’ calls). Most of us did not have air conditioned homes. Some of us did not have central heat.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2014
Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. She says “ I have found that poverty is something that you don’t realize while you are in it”. That was true for me as well, but I also think that poverty is a very relative concept. Inconvenient!
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