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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. We have plenty cut already and also already have the tools and trees to cut more. Multi purpose tool (one of those that have scissors, pliers, screwdrivers, etc). It has just never been economically justifiable.

Canning 100
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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

I ' ve found that lists are an invaluable tool for staying focused. need to descale the glass shower doors in master bath using a citric acid solution Continue going through and organizing all my old F rugal Times: Making-Do With Dignity and Frugal Luxuries newsletters along with my collection of vintage ephemera. the carpet.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Special tools and equipment can be expensive. (I We have a big family, but we live in a small house – we use bunk beds and make do. A prairie plot in a nearby park – the city burns it every few years to encourage healthy growth Also, trying to decide if this is something would be better to hire out?