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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. Add one or two small new-to-you items to make things seem different. You Tube can show you how to do most everything these days. Buy good clothing, used.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead they had a well, an outhouse, a wood burning stove for heat and another for cooking. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. Whenever we get into situations which threaten our self-reliance, we will find our freedoms threatened as well.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

moving the sewing machine to the spare room (I hope to set up a separate area in there, once it's been thoroughly de-cluttered and reorganized).painting well as a thorough vacuuming via the wet-dry vac.then spot clean ing.of well as a thorough vacuuming via the wet-dry vac.then spot clean ing.of the carpet. the carpet.

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