Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2014

On January 1st, I declared my word for 2014 to be DECLUTTER. I found myself feeling suffocated by our home, my schedule, my diet, our budget, and my mind, so I’m focusing on decluttering in 2014 and hopefully by the end of the year, I’ll feel much freer and less stressed. Did you declare a word for 2014?

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Thrift Stores 2014 Garage Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

We made some head way in 2014 but we have a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG way to go. Choose Thrift First Challenge. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Photo Credit: 2015. Photo Credit: Fireworks.

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2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2015

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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Halloween Thrift Stores St. Louis Thrifting 100