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Winter Activities to Escape the Cold

Shereen Travels Cheap

Winter is right around the corner and some places have gotten colder already, which can make doing activities outside not that fun. Geek the Halls - a fun market full of fandom gifts, from engraved cutting boards to purses to table lamps. We go every year and find all new local artist to follow.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. Physical books that help me learn how to do things I might need to do. A way to light up the house at night (kerosene lamps, candles, flashlights, camping lights).

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad grew up on his parent’s farm with a wood stove, an outhouse and kerosene lamps. Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!” Do you have a funny story about making do? Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing.

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