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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. While most folks consider wood and metal used furniture to be quite restorable, many turn their noses up at re-using fabric covered items. You can also find older, quality items at used furniture stores. How to make used furniture usable.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! He pointed out that I had studied sculpture and this was sort of similar, so I used a pair of office scissors and cut his hair a week before our wedding. Also, growing our own food. You don’t need fancy cat beds.

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Reasons to Learn Another Language

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Though my great-grandfather was French Canadian, and my mother knew bits and pieces of French when she was growing up, we spoke only English in our household. My brain just wasn’t moulded in a way that picked up and held languages well, and I didn’t use it on a consistent enough basis.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

His Grandfather was a WWI Vet, who died of complications from disease that he contracted while on active duty in a war zone. For many years, this man’s wife and family lived near poverty after the Grandfather died of this disease. Check it out using the Burial Fact Sheet put out by the VA. plot-interment allowance.

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P.E.P for the Week of February 28-March 4/11- Spending Time With Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tomorrow, my hubby and I are headed to Vancouver to visit my Grandfather and his wife. This trip is very important because I have not seen my grandfather in 10 years, a whole decade! I used to visit him every winter break in school but then some family dynamics got in the way. Caring for Yourself/Others.

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