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How to Ditch Your Expensive Cable Bill Without Losing All of Your TV Shows

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you are weighing the following alternatives to cable, you want to think about how much you really watch television. For example, if you watch television two hours a day (fourteen hours a week), and your cable bill is $100 per month, then you are paying about $1.75 per hour of television. per hour of television.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now take it one step further: save money on entertainment by checking out your movies at the public library. Nearly every library has expanded their catalog to include a diverse range of media offerings. Shop Online. The investment of tables, chairs and the like might be worth it when you consider the potential earnings.

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Sharing Goods to Reduce Consumption and Cut Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. You go to the library to borrow books, so why not share the ones you buy with your friends? Modern society comes with a lot of “I need it’s”, doesn’t it? Happiness sell!