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Families Spend $3K Per Year on Gas
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.

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U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.

U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980s.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
U.S. families spent more on gasoline in 2008 and 2012 than they have since the 1980's.
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Buy your clothes at a second-hand store and save you money. Donate your old threads to keep them out of a landfill.
Buy your clothes at a second-hand store and save you money. Donate your old threads to keep them out of a landfill.
Buy your clothes at a second-hand store and save you money. Donate your old threads to keep them out of a landfill.
Buy your clothes at a second-hand store and save you money. Donate your old threads to keep them out of a landfill.
Buy your clothes at a second-hand store and save you money. Donate your old threads to keep them out of a landfill.
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