Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2014

I love to buy things second hand. I’m in good company with my love of all things used. If you think buying used is just for people who are on a tight budget, think again. The most famous large family, the Duggars, routinely buy as much as they can used. The Items We Typically Buy Used.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

A few years ago, when selecting a vacation home to buy, one of my criteria was that it had to be at a lake or on a beach. Then, you would also need the gear that makes having and using a boat fun. No one was buying used boats during the recession. So why buy? The post Should YOU Buy a Boat?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Back in my teens and early twenties, Mom used to yell at me about not carrying enough cash. Either I would be walking or using my last quarter in the pay phone to call home and beg someone to come get me. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff? After 10 years of not having enough money to buy new things, I found my dream job and started getting high pay. I paid hundreds for a slightly better model at Best Buy years ago.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Here are some tips for you to consider when buying seeds, bulbs, roots or plants from a catalog or online source. After many years, my spouse found several companies he prefers to use. If you are not familiar with heirloom varieties, and you want to buy heirloom seeds, you may end up paying way more than you need to for your seed.”.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2014

My grandmother, who turned 102 earlier this year, remembers when “organic” wasn’t even a word used when talking about food. While I try to buy as much organic produce and meat as I can, sometimes it’s just not feasible whether it be because of price or availability. But back to the “organic” issue at hand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 15, 2013

Here is why I use cash in certain situations. If you are growing short, you may decide not to stop at Dairy Queen to buy a round of ice creams for the team – if you have to part with cold hard cash. If you pay with bills, no one will know what you are buying. Do you use cash? I have other reasons. It is a privacy issue.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2013

When we want the cheapest clothes possible, our buying decisions have a negative effect on those people manufacturing those products for us. It can be hard to know what to buy and from whom, but lucky for us there are some companies making it easier by doing a lot of social good with the money you pay for their products.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

I remember when I moved in with my boyfriend out of my parent’s house, I was blissfully ignorant of all of the things I needed to buy. There were so many little things that we didn’t consider and we found ourselves scrambling to buy after we moved. Cleaning Supplies. I also didn’t have a shoe rack. Extension cord.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Whether you are just starting out; wanting to freshen up your own older items; or furnishing a second home, furniture buying can make a big dent in your budget. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. I was able to buy the upholstery fabric to redo it for just $50. How to make used furniture usable.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Lenders will use your credit score and credit history to work out how much of a risk it may be to approve you for a mortgage so you can help your cause by making sure that your credit report is in order. Buying a house is a serious decision and it should not be taken lightly or rushed in to. Look at your credit score.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 3, 2014

Most households in this country probably have about 10 different bottles of cleaning products designed for different purposes – the toilet, the shower, the kitchen, the furniture – you name it and some company out there is making a product that they want you to buy. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I bet it works!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 14, 2011

I’d see a coworker using one and I’d start to drool (a la Pavlov’s dog)! And then it happened… I had a chance to buy an iPad for only $325. Guy #2 has a top-of-the-line 64 GB first generation iPad and commented that if he could sell his first gen iPad he would like to buy the new model. I mean, they are REALLY cool. you gasped?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Here are things that I remember using that we no longer need to keep around the house or community. They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. OK, I confess, I do still use my iron, on occasion but I believe I am in the minority on this one. Used oil pans.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

I remember the old S&H Green Stamp days when folks would paste their little green stamps (which they go from buying stuff) in a book which could then be redeemed for more merchandise available from the catalog. We prefer not to use credit. If we can’t afford something, I’d rather not buy it. Here is why.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 24, 2012

However, buying a new car isn’t in the cards for me right now, so I have to make due with the one I have. Use cruise control. Fuel-injected cars do not, contrary to popular mythology, use more gas starting up each time than they would just idling Combine errands. Buy fuel-efficient tires. High gas prices got you down?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

You probably should be buying your home for the long term. Understand what regulations there are on the use of the property. Road and highway changes, population density, new sewer facilities, and development licenses granted all mean more traffic, more fees and more noise. What is there today may drastically change tomorrow.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 27, 2011

That’s hard to do if the lemon in question is the 3,500 pound used car you just bought. Here are ways to avoid having a sour experience when buying a used car: Know where to buy. Probably the best place to buy a used car is from a new car dealership. Tips for buying used cars.” References. [1]

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 15, 2013

All the time I was growing up in the fifties, I never used or heard about floss or electric toothbrushes (they probably weren’t invented yet!). When my dentist first started telling me to use dental floss , I adamantly refused, thinking it was the stupidest idea since unsliced bread. I use less toothpaste. I brush longer.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Large store chains typically offer their shoppers the ability to bring in ads from competitors and buy those advertised products for those discounted prices right in their store. Consumer goods juggernaut, Wal-Mart, offers its consumers the chance to bring in ads and essentially use them as coupons at the register. for packaging?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Do you shun clothing made at overseas factories and instead buy 100% natural cotton clothing? Do you grow your own food in your garden and buy the rest locally from farmers? That means for centuries, women have been using reusable cloth pads. Dioxin, which is a known carcinogen, is used to bleach the tampons.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Most people have a credit card and why not get some free travel for using it? Use AirBNB or Equivalent . We got a great deal because we used the bidding tool that Priceline and some other sites allow you to use. This allowed us to name the price, minimum amount of stars, and location that we were comfortable with.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

It is also useful if any officials ask to see your insurance documents. 5 Tips on Buying Employee Liability Insurance is a post from: Prairie EcoThrifter.com. 5 Home Buying Fundamentals to Remember. Related posts: How to Save Money on Car Insurance. How to Find Cheaper Auto Insurance.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 4, 2015

When I was a mainframe computer programmer and project manager, we used a relational database product from IBM called DB2. For example, in How to Become a Millionaire by Age 30 the author claims that: “Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. It depends on risk tolerance.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2011

Many older homes are built with absolutely no consideration paid towards the way light use conservation can be affected by the dispersing of the fixtures and switches throughout the home. When walking through a potential home to buy, pay attention to the way the lighting is set up to see if a purchase is such a bright idea after all.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had. Pretty things to embed in the wet cement.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 4, 2012

The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 If you have, and use company job perks, you may be less tempted to look around for other employment, you may be more satisfied with your job and work a bit harder – or so the theory goes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Instead, use baking soda and water. The next day, use a wet cloth and scrub the soda. Try using aromatherapy natural essential oils instead. It is best to buy from well known ethical and cruelty free companies. So next time you go to buy cleaning products, make sure they are natural and safe.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

And because the little things things in life can really add up, let’s look at how you can help to save the world using one tiny everyday thing: your credit card. Can something as small as using a credit card on everyday purchases help the environment? Using a credit card can help save trees by removing the need to use paper.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. A meal plan can be one of the best ways to avoid last-minute takeout runs, as well as ensure that you have a way to use the food you buy. Pay attention to that when you buy. One solution is to buy things loose.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2021

You can even use voucher code websites to discover all of these deals in one place. By cutting down on eating out or ordering in food and instead buy the ingredients to make the same meal, whilst it is more effort to cook, this will save you huge sums of money in the long run. Buy Second-hand. Sell What You Don’t Need.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 18, 2021

You can even use voucher code websites to discover all of these deals in one place. By cutting down on eating out or ordering in food and instead buy the ingredients to make the same meal, whilst it is more effort to cook, this will save you huge sums of money in the long run. Buy Second-hand. Sell What You Don’t Need.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 27, 2014

How Many Times Will You Have to Buy That? If you are buying something that you hope will last, it can make sense to spend a little more for higher quality. By spending a little more on garden tools, we have higher quality items that don’t break as we use them. What will you use it for? We look for true quality.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Take a pack lunch instead of buying lunch out all the time. It is far better for the environment to take a lunch box than buy sandwiches and other items in plastic packaging. Don’t use a tumble dryer. You will use less energy if you hang out your clothes and you will also avoid ironing them.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Evidence suggests that consumers are now more aware of ethical and environmental issues surrounding the goods and services they use, with research from the Ethical Consumerism Report revealing that 50 per cent of consumers had avoided a product due to a company’s bad reputation. of older buildings have the same.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 29, 2022

Aside from no longer having to buy petrol (a great bonus considering the skyrocketing fuel prices), an electric car emits an average of 60% less CO2 than a petrol-powered car with an exhaust. With your own personal charging station, you can charge your car’s batteries using your own solar panels. Want to find out more?

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