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Are You Planning For Aging in Place?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We have a one story ranch home of around 2300 square feet located on 6 acres within 4 miles of stores, medical care, entertainment, gasoline stations and more. Although our home is pretty age friendly already, we are now thinking about changes we should make to allow us to stay during the rough times of old age ahead. Lawn services.

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Sustainable Gift Giving this Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My son was delighted with the used sewing machine my mother bought for him. For years, my son happily used the scarf I knitted for him. These make great gifts that can be environmentally friendly, as well as consumable so that they aren’t cluttering up the homes of your friends and relatives. Buy Vintage.

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AMAZING DVD Markdowns on Amazon!! Hurry!

Saving Everyday

I love buying TV shows by the season to send to my son and my husband. I am on my way out the door to my great nephew’s birthday party but am keeping my fingers crossed that there are still some available when I get home tonight (Amazon is awesome about shipping directly to overseas APO addresses). Share or Print This!

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. I can park my car and walk from sale to sale, getting a bit of exercise, enjoying the fine weather and seeing the architecture and landscaping of the homes along the way. I didn’t have to do a thing to these pieces except get them home and hose them off.

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