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Tips For Keeping Home Plumbing Repair Costs At A Minimum

Saving Cents With Sense

Another example is to start buying monthly public transportation passes instead of paying to fill up the gas tank of your car. Finally, one excellent way to lower your monthly bills is to be proactive about keeping your home plumbing repair costs at a minimum. Cost Saving Suggestion #2 – Pick up a few basic plumbing skills.

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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You should also perform regular checks on your home’s plumbing system and see if there are any leaks and other damage. This means you waste water, fertiliser, soil, and even the fuel used to transport your food. If you have a lawn, invest in a smart sprinkler system. You may also want to plant more flora that don’t need a lot of water.

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I Am Rich Because….

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Faster transportation. Indoor plumbing. Along with increased lifespan, we have better quality of life during our spans. We are taller, healthier (in spite of being way too fat), better educated and remain active longer into our elder years. We can fly coast to coast in less than 6 hours.

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Green Energy Jobs- What Are Your Options?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Credentials/Licenses : Onsite foremen typically hold a state license for any of the following depending on the installed system: Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Contracting, Electrical Work, Geology, or Plumbing. What’s the Most Energy Efficient Form of Transportation. This post was written by Jana.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many families remember a time, not too far gone, when their ancestors lived in a rural community without the benefit of electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, central heat or air conditioning. It wasn’t so very long ago that most North Americans were self-sufficient. But, what if there is a disaster.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. In my Grandparents time, none of the neighbors had electricity, indoor plumbing or central heat. Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing.

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7 Ways Preparing for Emergency Survival can be Green

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They did not have indoor plumbing – using a bucket with water drawn from the well with a dipper for drinking water, and an outhouse by the shed when nature called (kids got a chamber pot at night, thank heavens). They had ponds stocked with fish. They had a huge garden and preserved their own food.

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