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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. I had to part with $35 to buy one of those paint masks to even be able to apply it. I wash and reuse freezer bags. Endanger my heath with sub standard food, drugs or doctors. Help me out, am I being cheap or just smart about money? Cheap or frugal? Doesn’t everyone?

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