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Halloween Spending Through the Years

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My favorite thrift store has a section dedicated to seasonal items. The number and variety of Halloween items in this thrift store surprised me. The National Retail Federation indicated that spending on pet costumes was around 350 million dollars in 2014 and is rising at the rate of 59% since 2010. Halloween then and now.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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We made some head way in 2014 but we have a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG way to go. I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. Choose Thrift First Challenge. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be the Choose Thrift First Challenge. Be sure to check out these great posts.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My standard of living (and most other people’s as well) is much better now that we have all of the conveniences from the past 60 years available. riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. There were no garage door openers. If you are younger, imagine your life back then!

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Choose Thrift First. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. 2014 Update.