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How Much Money Can You Live Off Of?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water. You can make homemade soap, toothpaste, detergent in just a couple of minutes. Related posts: Saving Money By Trying to Live a “Pioneer Lifestyle&#. Leave out cable television and satellite television.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On Halloween we did a trick for our treat inside of a neighbors house, without our parents around and got homemade goodies to eat as a treat. Kids did chores and not all of them were ‘safe’ My brother mowed the lawn with a homemade electric lawnmower. Kids could roam the neighborhood by themselves safely. Go Frugal'

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