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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You could take your radio to the radio and TV repair shop down the street, but most things you could probably fix yourself. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I give away perfectly good electronics because they are ‘out of date’ – they don’t work with new software.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most cars did not have radios, non had any other kind of electronics. People listened to the radio, watched TV, went to the local (one screen) movie house or entertained themselves. My radio was AM only. Dad used a ham radio to talk to other ham operators. Cars did not have safety belts. Cars did not park themselves.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

You can’t escape the radio and TV ads this time of year boasting amazing deals at your local gym. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Think again!

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

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Be willing to sacrifice- there are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. When I heard Dave Ramsey on the radio for the first time, I knew it was exactly what we needed.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

You can’t escape the radio and TV ads this time of year boasting amazing deals at your local gym. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Think again!

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