Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2013

Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Experimenting with musical instruments should be part of every child’s growing up experience, at least in my book. Go Frugal'

Music 185

Music Musical Instruments Budget Budgeting 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Meanwhile you are putting in long hours, continuing education, research and etc to grow it to a sell-able entity. Garage Sale Results Well, the last two weekends of ours have been busy to say the least. We hosted two garage sales in. Money pros call them a stupidity tax. You may be investing in real estate.

Making 229

Making Real Estate Garage Sale Debt 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

I’m reading it to my Grand-kids this year in Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and needed an activity to go with it. I thought it would be fun to have a board game that reinforces thoughts on starting and growing a business. If I can create a board game, so can you, and you don’t have to spend a ton of money to do it.

Games 100

Games Making Garage Sale Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

It is important for each of us to understand the weapons our advertisers have in their arsenals to convince us to part with our money. One of the resources I used with the kids last year in Money Camp to show them how advertisers sell, was a You Tube video called Buy Me That Too: A Kid’s Survival Guide to TV Advertising (Part 1/2).

Buy 100

Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 15, 2012

Never try to use non-canning jars to preserve your food – doing so could lead to dangerous (invisible) bacteria growing in your food. I have found that garage sales , flea markets , estate sales or Mom/Grandma’s basement are the best places to score a great deal on used canning jars.

Canning 185

Canning Cheap Garage Sale Garage 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

If you don’t have enough money to put food on the table, you are going to do something about it. As baby grows, we might turn back into fiendish savers – trying to get that retirement fund or college fund built up. In its simplest form, the thing that makes a person a saver is the act of saving. Time of life.

Making 124

Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Digging into this formula investment technique (which is similar to dollar cost averaging), led me to the re-discovery of multiple other types of formulas and techniques which are supposed to help us make our money grow. My copy has a copyright date of 2008.

401K 100

401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

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. Three years ago, before we moved to our current home, I decluttered. Boy, did I declutter. We loved the feeling.

Home 189

Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

All my life, others have tried to make me feel guilty about stuff – guilty about not having enough stuff, guilty about not having the right stuff, guilty about having too much stuff, guilty about spending too much money on stuff or not spending enough on stuff, and guilty about throwing stuff away. Humans need stuff.

Cycle 113

Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Here are a few ideas for the holidays, which hopefully will help you save money, time and reduce those stress levels! I cut down a small cedar tree (which grow like weeds on our 6 acres) each year, put it in a tree stand on the porch and put white twinkle lights on it. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales.

Holiday 202

Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job? If Pa had known about the futures market he could have made money selling a futures contract. Just how much money did that save me? Darwin’s Money : No Cost Refinance – A No-Lose Financial Move?

Credit Cards 220

Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. Here is a rundown of three easy ways to save money, and a lot of it. If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. No matter what.

Frugal 75

Frugal Family Student Thrift Stores 75

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Family hand me downs and heirloom furniture can also save you money. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. The sun bakes out.

Re-use 100

Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Growing up in America in the fifties and sixties, I seldom saw negotiation in action. Garage sales – need I say more? The sellers grow weary of everyone asking ‘Can you do a little better on this item?”. Negotiation saves you money or gets you what you want or need. No Good Role Models. off the price.

Haggle 202

Haggle Haggling Price Discount 202