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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

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My cousin’s mother’s husband’s uncle’s wife’s sister on Facebook brought bed bugs into her house when she bought a used sofa off of Craigslist… shudder, the story still makes me itch and I think we’ll be buying a new sofa. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip.

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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After shopping locally at some furniture stores, I resorted to Craigslist and spent hundreds less on a new-to-her dresser. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store? Start keeping a list of needs with you for your thrift store trips.

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

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In 2015, the monthly challenge will be Choose Thrift First. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target or Kohl’s when I’m in that part of town. That’s motivation to take some time to scour Craigslist and some local second hand furniture stores this week.

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