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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use up your food. No one likes second hand food, but if you fix it differently the second time around it can still be appetizing. With fresh food – buy only what you can eat before it goes bad. Pay attention to expiration dates by organizing your pantry and freezer so that the oldest food is in front.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have. I’ve joined over 40 other bloggers to help us all make 2015 the best year ever! How to Set and Keep Goals to Make This the Best Year Ever | Jen @ Girl in Garage.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

If I could spend it without strings, I might just donate it to a food pantry. He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) We have a big family, but we live in a small house – we use bunk beds and make do. So if it’s income, I would turn it down. I have what I need right now.

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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. Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!” I ended up freeze drying them in the garage! Do you have a funny story about making do?

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