Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Never toss china or tile into the garbage bin; these little well used and cracked porcelain treasures are up-cycling at its best. Cover plant pots for one off coordinated dining room décor. Cover thrift store finds such as boxes and crates with dish shards for an awesome magazine rack.

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Cycle Budgeting Budget Christmas 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

In spite of the expense, some of the newer furniture is much less well made than older pieces. Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. There another product called Krammer’s Best Antique Improver that also works well.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Cut your s pending , BUT still live well: No one wants to read, “ cut your spending “, because what they hear is live like a miser. This first group of ideas is about cutting back–but still living well–AND putting that money not spent into your emergency savings. Keep your pantry stocked with your go-to meals.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

Be willing to sacrifice- there are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels. We still look for bargains and shop at thrift stores. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Well, I guess it is a good thing considering it is the holiday season and all. Oh well, c'est la vie! Boots: Thrifted $11 Earrings: Savers $1 Necklace: Forever 21 $3 Total: $36.50 I was staying with my parents for a little while and the color walls were in my mother's dining room and living room.

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Thrifting Wellness Outdoors Mother's 53

Work With What You've Got

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

We still need to buy a chair for the living room, and a pub table for the dining area. I got this dresser, which I use for lingerie, as well as my vanity and stool from Craigslist. I paid 2 bucks for that at a thrift store. This post is going to be very picture heavy. I just can't help myself. Our house is coming along.

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Craigslist Lingerie Thrift Stores Ikea 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

Choose Thrift First. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. Plan our Spending.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Skinny jeans, kid's blue oxford, beige grandma sweater I thrifted from Savers, and my new cage black boots for $10 at Wet Seal. I really love to eat in bed, but my boyfriend hates that, so we usually eat at the dining room table in front of the tv. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also. Fantastic!!

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Puerto Rico Thrifting Diet coke Food and Drink 45