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Save Money and the Environment By Buying Second Hand

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just look at the many people scouring garage sales in the summer. Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. Blender Fifteen years ago, I bought a blender at a garage sale for $3. Toaster Oven I bought a toaster oven at a garage sale for $2. Instead, I settled on a garage sale stand mixer I found for $10.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I own a blog and some other websites and have been wanting a new camera to take pictures and videos for them. However, in reviewing the best things to wait to buy on various sites, I find that cameras are one of those items. However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. Other tips.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. There were no remote controls.

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