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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You should also perform regular checks on your home’s plumbing system and see if there are any leaks and other damage. Don’t Waste Food. When you waste food, you’re not just wasting food—you’re also wasting the resources used to grow and make it. If you have a lawn, invest in a smart sprinkler system.

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I Am Rich Because….

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Faster transportation. Plentiful food with wide variety. We are privileged to have access to food from around the world, year round. We also have the luxury of having our food prepared for us. Indoor plumbing. We can fly coast to coast in less than 6 hours.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many families remember a time, not too far gone, when their ancestors lived in a rural community without the benefit of electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, central heat or air conditioning. Grandma’s fried squirrel was a favorite breakfast food of my Dad. Cream, milk and butter came from the cow.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

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Food truck Food trucks are hugely popular, often offering unique, specialty foods that often wouldn’t sell as easily in brick-and-mortar restaurants. Although you will need some funding to get this kind of endeavor started, it will certainly be a lesser-lift than some other food-service businesses.

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7 Ways Preparing for Emergency Survival can be Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They had a huge garden and preserved their own food. They did not have indoor plumbing – using a bucket with water drawn from the well with a dipper for drinking water, and an outhouse by the shed when nature called (kids got a chamber pot at night, thank heavens). They had ponds stocked with fish.

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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. In my Grandparents time, none of the neighbors had electricity, indoor plumbing or central heat. Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing.

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