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Put Your Budget on a Diet: Saving Money by Living Medium

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the fastest growing types of business is the consignment store. The consignment store is where people who need to make a few extra bucks bring their gently used clothing, household goods, baby gear, and furniture. You can either choose to consign your own items, or you can buy consigned items from other sellers.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We bought a lot of our son’s onesies and other items (including a crib) at a consignment shop. It’s possible to find good-quality used furniture for a fraction of the price you would spend on new furniture. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture.

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Collecting – Tips for Fun and Profit

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For awhile, there was a trend called ‘Shabby Chic’ Old wooden furniture, painted white – with crackled or chipped finishes – were highly regarded by collectors and decorators. Antique wood furniture is often quite lightweight – as the wood dries out over time. Whatever you collect, know how to recognize possible originals.

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Donating Household Clutter and Taking a Tax Deduction

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Household items that can be deducted if donated are furniture and furnishings, electronics, appliances, linens, and other similar items. You should claim as the value the price that buyers of used items actually pay in used clothing stores, such as consignment or thrift shops.". Household items. high value.

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8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have clothes and furniture that you no longer have use for, donate them to charities or sell them at consignment shops. If you don’t have kids, donate these items to local day cares and schools. They will be extremely grateful. Go thrifty. Someone else will definitely be able to make use of them.

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10 Tips to Create the Perfect Nursery on a Budget

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Curtail your future furniture expenses by purchasing a well-made convertible crib. Many secondhand sites and consignment stores sell expensive, barely-used baby convertible cribs for a fraction of the cost compared to a department store or boutique. Reupholster Second-Hand Furniture.

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Zulily Finds: Keen, Tiny Prints, Aden + Anais & More!

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Plus, they hold up really well and have great resell value at consignment sales once your kids outgrow them! KidKraft – High quality wooden toys and furniture. We wear them to amusement parks and whenever we need water shoes since they can get wet. I also can throw the in the washer when they get stinky.

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