Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Removing all of the ingredients from your pantry to clean it out and give it a wipe down can be very time consuming. However, I find that when I start spring cleaning, I am usually surprised by how much work it is. Wipe Down the Walls. Take an Inventory of Your Pantry.

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Cleaning Appliances Donation Organic 221

Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 9, 2013

The collection, launched last year to tremendous response, was created uniquely for men to be enjoyed in their “man town,” whether that is the den, the basement or even the garage.

Giveaway 111

Giveaway Limited Edition Collectibles Fans 111

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. In my children’s first few years of life, food was the biggest expense. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children. Yet, I know I am in the minority.

Friends And Family Sale 176

Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2014

I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. Battling clutter will be a lifelong activity, especially in our consumer society. Unfortunately, this isn’t my first time. Three years ago, before we moved to our current home, I decluttered.

Home 189

Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2012

A giant pool, waterfalls, a 7 car garage, a dock for a yacht, 11 bathrooms, and 15,000 square feet of living space. A few years back I received a press release about a “green” mansion that some billionaire was building. Reading the specs I kept saying to myself that there is no way this house is green.

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Green Buy Buying Recycle 254

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 7, 2014

We have been conditioned to start thinking about shopping on Black Friday, but for the savvy consumer there are always deals percolating, which you can take advantage of once you know when the deals are being offered. As a general rule, it is always good to think seasonally when you’re casting about for great gifts at affordable prices.

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Finds Shopping Home Theater Systems Laptops 85

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

But to reach full consumer status, they have to be taught to want things – and they learn fast. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it.

Cycle 113

Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 19, 2013

Consumers who already have an FHA loan can take advantage of their streamlined process while those with mortgages that aren’t currently backed by the FHA may have to take a longer path toward a refinance. Unplugging the old computer that has its fans constantly running or the antique fridge you have in the garage can save money.

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Budgeting Budget Las Vegas Bills 85

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Last week I visited a garage sale. This is a biggie while you are on vacation (you won’t get back this way, buy it now) or at a sale event (such as a garage sale or estate sale or auction). It was eye opening for the 10 year old. Presentation. Reciprocity.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Saving In Akron

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

To attract consumers this year, Toys'R'Us is giving away a holiday savings book for the first 100 shoppers. Cars 2 Fisher-Price Imaginext Spy Master Garage – $15.59. Toys'R'Us has just posted their 2-day doorbuster sale! Coby 32" LCD HDTV – $229.99. Barbie Video Girl Doll – $24.99.

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Toys Fridays Friday Deals Blu Ray 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The average American household consumes more and more meat every year and prices are skyrocketing. Leave your car in the garage and carpool to work or school if you can. Most restaurant-style meals are easy to prepare at home at a fraction of the cost, and you are able to control what ingredients are included. Finally, use technology.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? Not only is it expensive, but it is also time consuming to come up with the design, decide on the color, locate the material and put it in place. I’ve used these finds to help furnish and decorate a vacation rental and to fill in pieces we lacked at home.

Home 100

Home Money Home and Garden Painting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

In good years our gardens can be bountiful, throwing off much more food than we can consume before it goes bad. However, a root cellar can be as simple as a sectioned off part of your basement, a trash can buried in the ground with a bale of straw on top or even a shelf in an unheated room or garage.

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Advantage Home and Garden Canning Gardening 210

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Now decorations range from creating entire ‘haunted’ garages to carving scads of pumpkins from your trip to the local pumpkin farm (to which admission is charged, rides to spend on are available and of course food and drink consumes funds as well).

Halloween 100

Halloween Thrift Stores St. Louis Thrifting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Renting out your garage or backyard for RV or classic car owners could bring in $25 to $150 per month, depending on the space you allocate. And according to Jeff Yeager, author of “The Cheapskate Next Door,” owning a rental property can help you pay bills – or pay off your mortgage – in half the time.

Green 185

Green Rent Library Green And Frugal 185

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 2, 2012

Based on performance and features, Kwikset SmartKey deadbolts earned the prestigious Best Buy rating from Consumers Digest Magazine in the residential deadbolt lock category in February 2010. My favorite feature is that now my garage door and front doors use the same key – so nice and simple.

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Home Depot Home Re-use Consumer 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. We get to celebrate our religious beliefs, take time off from work, consume holiday treats, relax. These make nice gifts too. They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. But being kind to.

Holiday 202

Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 21, 2011

Consumer Products Best Baby Products $5. Maybe you have been wanting to have a garage sale but have not wanted to go through the hassle of setting up and tearing down. Chicken Soup for the Soul – 2 Book Set $10. Sz14 Girls’ abercrombie + old navy skinn $20. 3T Bonnie Jean dress, TCP dress & khakis $25.

Old Navy 55

Old Navy Sale Halloween Friends And Family Sale 55

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture. This series was particularly good.

Re-use 100

Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Although we tried diligently to follow this at one point in our lives, we found it a bit too time consuming to really follow it long term. I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. My copy has a copyright date of 2008.

401K 100

401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Consumers should get quotes for both bundled and separate coverage from different insurers to see what will provide the best price overall. Consumers should also research the insurer’s reputation for customer service and claims handling for all types of insurance that would potentially be bundled.

Homeowner Insurance 52

Homeowner Insurance Insurance December Emergency Fund 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2016

We have ‘game rooms’; media rooms; home offices; kids play rooms; dining rooms; The entire home and sometimes the garage or outbuildings are climate controlled for hot and cold weather. We are the fortunate inheritors of advances in many fields – and the selfish consumers of products from those advances.

Home 100

Home Plumbing Garage Home and Garden 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

You might start working weekends out of your garage, but as your business takes off, you’ll be well on your way to your own shop and a brand new, full-time career doing what you love. Alternatively, you could develop apps for consumers. Take a page from Harp Design Co. are independently owned. Want to start a business?

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Equipped with an energy savings thermostat that gives you just the right amount of heat by regulating the wattage consumption based on your desired temperature, the EnergySmart® 360 Surround can save consumers money without sacrificing comfort. . A must in every garage, laundry room or wherever it is needed.

2012 102

2012 Gifts Holiday Good Housekeeping 102

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

How often do you find yourself purging your closets and cleaning out the garage, selling or donating things that you bought on a whim and never really used? Shopping should not be a pastime; it should be something that you do when you need something. Men are as guilty of this as women are.

Budgeting 245

Budgeting Budget May Lunch 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

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. When our first baby came we used cloth diapers (so we didn’t have to pay for the disposable ones) and had to freeze dry them in the garage in the winter. That took forever!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) I have tried homemade laundry detergent and abandoned it – time consuming and it didn’t work well in my machine. I’m not sure if being frugal is easy for me, just habit. Is there anything unique about frugal living in your area?

Kids and Family 188

Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2013

Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. One of them kept it at their house in the garage, but each time there was a snow storm they each got their chance to use it, taking turns doing both of their driveways.

Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 212

Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Kids and Family Camping Equipment Television 212

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 27, 2012

How to mitigate: Buy a clothes rack or two, or string a line in your basement or unused garage. According to Consumer Reports there is a “Right to Dry” movement afoot. Unless you live in a location that is sunny year round, your line drying is apt to be an indoor event most of the year. I guess it doesn’t look good to them.

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Clothes Clothing Washer and Dryer Dryers 264

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers. However, times have changed.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Opportunity: You’ll be able to take advantage of price differences between what you can find and what the average consumer may be able to find. Risk: Just like dividend stocks, you’ll have to be able to pick the good REITs, and that means you’ll need to analyze each of the businesses that you might buy — a time-consuming process.

Money 52

Money Making Real Estate Rent 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

There are tons of garage sale ads placed on Craigslist, so the more descriptive you are of your location, the better chance that the reader will head to your sale first. Pricing doesn''t have to be time consuming. An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat.

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Craigslist Sale Friends And Family Sale TVs 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Otherwise it was too boring, too labor intensive and too time consuming to do. Depositing part of your check in the bank for savings before you spend it on anything else.

Goals 100

Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100