Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2016

Most homes were small, rural farmhouses and lacked many basic amenities, complete plumbing and central heating chief among them.” Although their home was larger than described above, they had no indoor plumbing and heated with a wood stove and cooked on a wood stove. No basement, no garage, no bathroom.

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Home Plumbing Garage Home and Garden 100

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. 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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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It takes only four to six hours to install a floodlight on your garage, and materials usually cost less than $100. Measure the distance between the top of the box to the ceiling of your garage. Once the conduit is plumb, connect it to the wall with the conduit hangers. Install a Floodlight. Wire connectors (twist-on).

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Landscaping DIY Garage Plants 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 20, 2014

We waited too long to realize that the gaskets around our plumbing vents on the roof had dried out and cracked, letting water trickle down the roof and onto the ceiling. The garage is detached but also bermed along that same back wall. There is a breezeway/porch between the house and the garage.

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Saving Money Money Saving Emergency Fund 162

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Renting out your garage or backyard for RV or classic car owners could bring in $25 to $150 per month, depending on the space you allocate. And according to Jeff Yeager, author of “The Cheapskate Next Door,” owning a rental property can help you pay bills – or pay off your mortgage – in half the time.

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Green Rent Library Green And Frugal 185

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

You might start working weekends out of your garage, but as your business takes off, you’ll be well on your way to your own shop and a brand new, full-time career doing what you love. Take a page from Harp Design Co. in Waco, Texas (of “Fixer Upper” fame), and start your own custom woodworking business. are independently owned.

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Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52