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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, I offer this FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to my email subscribers. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways of budgeting for Christmas gifts. Hopefully, that’s your goal too. Return Unused Purchases.

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Budget Friendly Camping for the Whole Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. photo by: The post Budget Friendly Camping for the Whole Family appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter. Old 1-liter Gatorade bottles are light, sturdy and do the job extremely well. Borrow or buy a used tent. Good luck, and have fun!

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. but can use our money to enjoy life now and meet our family’s needs while still being responsible for the future 5. We’ve saved so much money over the years shopping that way.

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How to Furnish a New Home For Next to Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I mentioned that our pub style table and chairs didn’t work well in our dining room, but the bar stool chairs were the perfect height, so they worked great for the kitchen island, and we were able to sell the table on Craigslist. It was a lightly stained wood, and we wanted a solid white, so it would integrate with the room better.

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

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. In 2015, the monthly challenge will be Choose Thrift First. For curiosity sake, I stopped by a local furniture store and saw some really cute new dressers that cost $500-$700.

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. After shopping locally at some furniture stores, I resorted to Craigslist and spent hundreds less on a new-to-her dresser. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store?

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Before we get to the list, if you haven’t started planning for Christmas, here’s my FREE Christmas Gift & Spending Budget Excel Worksheet to help you get started. Enough was enough and we have since changed our ways about budgeting for Christmas gifts. Hopefully, that’s your goal too. I use this spreadsheet.

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