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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. For one-time special occasions, ask friends if you can borrow instead of buying new. Can I make do with something else around my house?

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Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. For one-time special occasions, ask friends if you can borrow instead of buying new. Can I make do with something else around my house?

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

So for 2015, I want to challenge myself and you, to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. For one-time special occasions, ask friends if you can borrow instead of buying new.

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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. For one-time special occasions, ask friends if you can borrow instead of buying new. Can I make do with something else around my house?

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – March Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. For one-time special occasions, ask friends if you can borrow instead of buying new. Can I make do with something else around my house?

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Save Money – Make Shoes Last

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wear the right shoe for the right occasion. I wear new althletic shoes first for casual social occasions, then, after they are a bit worn, for daily aerobics and finally, when they are too worn to support all that bouncing, they become my outdoor walking shoes (for shorter walks, I use hiking boots on the longer ones and in the winter).

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Build a Legacy for Your Child: Be Remembered for Your Positive Influence

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

What memories do you hope your children will share with others present on that sad occasion? Note for Non-Parents: Even if you don’t have kids, you can still concentrate on how you would like to live your life and what dent in the universe you want to make. The best place to start is at the end of your journey.

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