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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you keep your head and are persistent, you can find many things you want or need, all in near perfect condition, for a fraction of the cost with NO TAXES due. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead.

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Are You Getting Ripped Off At The Gas Pump?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The email was adamant that pumps were overcharging for gasoline because the total amount didn’t really match up to the price times the number of gallons. My Gasoline Ripoff Non-Scientific Test. Well, if you call paying 20 cents more on total purchases of almost $145 dollars being ripped off, then yes. But I don’t.

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How Do You Handle Increasing Expenses?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It would provide links to information that outlined the differences in next year’s plan options, as well as the cost. That night we sat at the kitchen table together and poured over the health care information, as well as our monthly budget. Higher deductibles. More expensive. Yeah, right. Money Tips'

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She envisioned me running out of gasoline and not being able to get home. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. If you didn’t have cash to spend that day, you may well have been stranded out of gas. I hate paying for things like dinners out or gasoline weeks after I have eaten or used up the gas.

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9 Ways to Save at the Pump

Saving Cents With Sense

You don’t need extra equipment or “stuff” in your car that just weighs it down, and ultimately burns more gasoline. Just like you plan your shopping trip, plan out your route as well so that you are driving the least amount of miles. Not only that, but they burn more gasoline (and ultimately your cash!). Skip premium gasoline.

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5 Easy Ways to Save on Gas The Next Time you go to the pump

Coupons Do Work

I use gas buddy ([link] to find where I can get the cheapest gas. Well, fact is, when running a car on less gas means the car has to work harder. This means that the car is not efficiently using the gasoline and pulling more than is needed to operate the car. So, that middle of the week idea is SOMETIMES correct.

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Should YOU Buy a Boat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

.” Those figures probably don’t include initial outlays for things such as a tarp to cover the boat when not in use; safety gear for all boat passengers; necessary electronics, such as GPS (so you don’t get lost), radio (to call for help) and sonar (to find those rocks and fish). Boating is fun.

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