Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

We get desperate to find gifts for everyone on the list. Sometimes, as we shop we see things we would like to own and decide to treat ourselves with a gift or two as well. However, in reviewing the best things to wait to buy on various sites, I find that cameras are one of those items. I know I do. In fact, I did today!

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Buy Buying Consignment Shops TVs 223

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2013

If you are like most parents, you want to raise your children well – to develop their mental and physical aspects completely. Find A Used Instrument. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson.

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Music Musical Instruments Budgeting Budget 185

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2011

You’ll find me posting over at Adventures of Life, Love and Librarianship about Asking for a Discount in Today's Economy , and I’m excited to welcome Liz from Hoosier Homemade to Family Balance Sheet: Hi there, Family Balance Sheet fans! I find my inspiration and recipes from many of them, especially my cupcakes. I cook and bake.A

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Swap Organic Organization Homemade 138

Koupon Karen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Researching and booking a reputable Tucson long distance moving company , like Coleman Worldwide Moving, well in advance can also save you from last-minute scrambles and ensure you get the best rates and services suited to your specific needs. Consider hosting a garage sale or listing items online to sell.

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Home Tucson Furniture Friends And Family Sale 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For small packages, find interesting magazine pages to use in wrapping. Use those as well. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. Those affected by our recent Great Recession have had the benefits of saving reinforced as well. For some, having an unmet need is enough to make a saver.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

We were required to hook up to the sewer if the property came within 100 feet of it (by the way, you pay for the line from your house to the sewer line as well). Check in with your county clerk and find out if there is a master plan for your county, then see if you can talk to someone on the planning committee.

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Real Estate Home Buy Buying 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Just bare twigs in a large vase, with old ornaments tied to them can be pretty as well. We live on the edge of the prairie and prairie grasses grow well here. They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

Now that I think back, that probably provided the neighbors with quite a bit of entertainment as well. We never calculated his return on time and postage, but I’m pretty sure he was well into a hole on it. I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.

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Money Making Garage Sale Contest 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 11, 2014

If you do find a bargain, there is most likely something wrong with the object. We could have gotten much more if they were still able to pick up a signal (the electrical wires were too worn and the transistor radio needed a new, hard to find, battery). He used that book to find original, instead of reproduction helmets.

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Collectibles Repairs Aunt Garage 170

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. And then, well, like a weed that just won’t stop growing, the stuff started piling up again. Look around the web, and you’ll find plenty of minimalists writing about their experience.

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Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

We leave the nest – move out of Mom and Dad’s well stocked home. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Starting the life independent. You get stuff. We rent a shelter (usually), and it is bare!

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 27, 2011

Well, guess what; you can. You will actually find that you are trimming costs from your monthly expenses by following these 5 green ideas. You no longer have to go to garage sales and flea markets to pick up these items. Borrow items. Secondhand products are often just as effective and as attractive as brand new items.

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Saving Money Green Money Bulk 157

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2013

I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those. After doing some quick refresher research on events that happened in the 1920s through the current decade, I went on a mission to find the pictures.

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Making Paper Wine Friends And Family Sale 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? You will find the most amazing collections of nearly new home decorating materials at them – beautiful lined panel drapes; lovely dining room furniture and display cases; wall art, wing back chairs, clocks and more – all for a pittance.

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Home Money Home and Garden Painting 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. So we needed to find a balance between taking care of the kids and the house. For years Daniel did the finances all by himself and Amanda would stay in the allotted budget amounts, but it didn’t work well for us. Paying off debt can be done!

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

There have been countless times I have seen nearly new, decorator pieces being sold for pennies on the dollar at garage sales because the homeowner decided to re-decorate. If you maintain it by changing the oil, rotating the tires and keeping it clean you are well on your way to having a serviceable car for years.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

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. You can also find older, quality items at used furniture stores. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Know what you want to do and plan it out well ahead of time. Find the right installer. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work. Plan ahead. Want to redo your kitchen?

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

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). You’ve looked long and hard to find it, there isn’t another in the world that will do.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

I believe that your opportunity cost would be too great as well. Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. Of course you will also have ongoing costs such as thread, patterns and material as well.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 8, 2012

It’s always a challenge to find the balance between wanting to give your child the most amazing birthday ever and working with your realistic budget. I find that even though my son’s birthday is so close to the holidays, it actually works out quite well, financially. And this year, our budget was lower than ever.

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Birthday Son Cupcakes Clearance 107

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. I love to shop garage sales. Use your card for the other purchases you make as well. What a deal.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 30, 2015

Picture frames are one of those household items you can find anywhere. Whether you are browsing at a local thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or just perusing your own garage or basement, we all seem to have an abundance of them! Find an assortment of frames and remove the glass. to your wire bulletin board.

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Painting Garage Inexpensive Frugal Lives 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Have you a well loved chair that needs a bit of TLC? Maybe it is just something you found at a sale that doesn’t quite match your decor. Well, maybe so but then again, you might want to think twice about it. I was able to find the material for one chair on clearance – for $40 total and on sale for the other.

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Sewing Machines Furniture Re-use Arm and Hammer 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Graham (and Buffet) are known for their practice of ‘value investing’ – finding stocks that are undervalued. Also, my spouse and I are both buy and hold investors, so the selling part didn’t clique well with us.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can end up well ahead in the long run. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Find all kinds of fun activities you can do at home. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Batch your errands. Plan a movie or game night.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

You can go HERE to find an online retailer or store near you that carries these games. One of my most prized possessions is my original Pictionary board game that I found at a garage sale for $2. It doesn’t matter if you can’t draw well — that just makes it even better and more hilarious!

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Games Family Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 59

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Each new property adds both debt and income as well as future equity. In the meantime, you are beating the pavement looking for good value real estate, breaking your back to ensure the property is well kept, scouring the world for exceptional renters and dealing with all of the day to day and periodic operational issues of owning property.

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Making Real Estate Garage Sale Debt 229

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! Biking with my kids Most folks find this absolutely bananas. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. You can find MechEs in pretty much every industry.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Couponing 101

JUNE 4, 2015

You can go HERE to find an online retailer or store near you that carries these games. Pictionary (3+ players) One of my most prized possessions is my original Pictionary board game that I found at a garage sale for $2. I personally love 10 Days in Asia, but it looks like the only one available on Amazon is 10 Days in Europe.

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Games Family Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The road to becoming a millionaire is becoming fairly well documented and traveled. Billionaires see the world through the lens of finding solutions to problems that might not even yet exist. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er? millionaires in the US alone. They recognize value of simple ideas.

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Identity Theft Garage Sale Europe Parenting 230

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

When I go to garage sales, I see folks selling nearly new home decorations for a pittance. Find what you like and keep it. We had to give up a long and wide easement in our yard, lose a bunch of trees, AND pay more than $20,000 to pay the sewer bond as well as pay an ongoing charge for sewer usage.

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Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

Other Items on Sale: Sports gear, flowers other than red roses, big screens from the previous year, soy sauce, canned water chestnuts. This is the month to find your pot of gold! And March is National Frozen Food Month and this is the month you will find sales and coupons for various frozen foods brands — which means STOCK UP!

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Discussing how it is easier to eat healthy when you have food stamps but once that is gone or you have “graduated” from the program, you can no longer eat as well. Well I’ll let you decide. Young Family Finance : Appropriate Tip – Find out what an appropriate tip is when you are eating out. Penge Snak!:

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220