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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Experimenting with musical instruments should be part of every child’s growing up experience, at least in my book. Find A Used Instrument. Pawn shops – there are even some that specialize in musical instruments.

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Save (and Make) Money By Tidying Up!

Couponing 101

Between her two books and her new Netflix show that premiered at the beginning of the year, I’ve definitely been inspired to tidy up around the house! I Same thing with my books: anything in really good condition, I’m selling online and the rest I’m donating. Also, if you have any ideas to add let me know.

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Save (and Make) Money By Tidying Up with Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method!

Couponing 101

Between her two books and her new Netflix show that premiered at the beginning of the year, I’ve definitely been inspired to tidy up around the house! I Same thing with my books: anything in really good condition, I’m selling online and the rest I’m donating. Also, if you have any ideas to add let me know.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those. Eventually I ended up at a scrap-booking store that carried 12 x 12 sheets of paper in enormous variety. They had black paper flocked with a scroll design that looked elegant.

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Tidying Up – Saving You Money!

Couponing 101

Between her two books and her new Netflix show that premiered at the beginning of the year, I’ve definitely been inspired to tidy up around the house! I Same thing with my books: anything in really good condition, I’m selling online and the rest I’m donating. Also, if you have any ideas to add let me know.

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10 Ways to Repurpose Picture Frames

Saving Cents With Sense

Whether you are browsing at a local thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or just perusing your own garage or basement, we all seem to have an abundance of them! Paint the frame and add a piece of colorful scrap book paper where the picture would go. Frugal diy frugal living' 10 Ways to Repurpose Picture Frames.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wish we’d thought of writing a book or something on it because we sure lived the life! We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We did finally move up to our current house after 10 years.

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