Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Do you have some leftover wall paper you won’t be using? Some retail stores do still give out gift boxes for free, always check if you are buying in a brick and mortar store. Christmas cards are becoming a forgotten tradition, but we still get and give some. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

I used an old seat cushion I had and wrapped it with brand new material from another garage sale to pretty it up and make it softer, then stacked new throw pillows I found at yet another sale for $.50 I used it for years and sold it – for $25 – last summer in my own garage sale. Glass leftover containers 3 for $.75.

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. What is the one thing you are refusing to give up that would help you pay off your debt? You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. What you have leftover is how much you can spend. If so, why?

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! Hosting garage sales & reselling items.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 186

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you. And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49