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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. There was no internet.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now take it one step further: save money on entertainment by checking out your movies at the public library. Nearly every library has expanded their catalog to include a diverse range of media offerings. Shop Online. And the best part: you may have just cut a developer out of building another cookie-cutter high-rise. Avoid Consumerism.

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Sharing Goods to Reduce Consumption and Cut Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. One of them kept it at their house in the garage, but each time there was a snow storm they each got their chance to use it, taking turns doing both of their driveways.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

You can’t escape the radio and TV ads this time of year boasting amazing deals at your local gym. You can also visit your local library and check out DVD’s for free. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Think you need an expensive gym membership to get in shape?

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

You can’t escape the radio and TV ads this time of year boasting amazing deals at your local gym. You can also visit your local library and check out DVD’s for free. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Think you need an expensive gym membership to get in shape?

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