Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Thrift shops.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. I didn’t have to do a thing to these pieces except get them home and hose them off. Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff?

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Although Mom didn’t sew much (she did mend), she made sure I took Home Ec in high school. If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? Why you don’t want to learn to sew. You won’t save money. It wasn’t stellar, but it did the job.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

After living with windows through which we couldn’t see for at least 5 years, we finally broke down and had new ones installed. Believe me, brush on lacquer is s-t-i-n-k-y! It took me more time, but I just couldn’t see throwing out the tape and paper – which had more life left in them. Cheap or frugal?

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Frugal Cheap Clothes Clothing 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

I won’t rehash our health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. Choose Thrift First. We don’t travel extensively, but we do like to get away. Plan our Spending.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113