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6 Ways to Earn $600 and More Before This Christmas

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Since I do not use a credit card anymore (and read recently that banks are in debt due to too much credit cards out there), why not start saving now, with these easy tips : Want more frugal tips/ articles/ DIY stuff? Make $50 per month by using Swagbucks. Just about everyone who uses it has made money from Swagbucks at one point !

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How to Simplify Your Life to Make it Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As you de-clutter your home, consider more than simplifying your closets. What about the old refrigerator in the garage you only use when you have a party? Do you have an old TV lurking anywhere that is never watched? Do you really need to have three TVs in your house anyway? Get Organized'

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most of us did not have air conditioned homes. People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. Some of us did not have central heat. You had to ask to be excused from the dinner table.

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We got by back then using open windows, fans and attic fans. According to Credit Cards.com the Diner’s Club Card was the first of the modern style credit cards to be used and it was available starting in 1950. Would you want to live in a one bath 2 bedroom home now with a family of 4 or 5? A TV in every room.

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