Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 5, 2012

You may think you hid your gold coins well, but you would be surprised at just how obvious your “hiding place” is to a professional burglar. Wall safes and fire-proof boxes aren’t much better than a fake soda can in the fridge for hiding your belongings, and that’s why you need the to know the best place to hide valuables in your home.

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Garage Home Garage Sale Painting 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

I can park my car and walk from sale to sale, getting a bit of exercise, enjoying the fine weather and seeing the architecture and landscaping of the homes along the way. I also occasionally get to encourage young entrepreneurs by purchasing their wares (usually soda or lemonade but sometimes more ambitions products as well).

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

All those yummy food commercials use all kinds of methods to make the food look salivatingly good – from glued on seeds on the hamburger buns to soda loaded with antacid to make it bubbly. Last week I visited a garage sale. Reciprocity. Knowing that a deal won’t be available later is often an incentive to buy.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

It’s not as hard as you may think to still enjoy a great life while living more frugally. You may be able to afford a larger house, but that doesn’t mean you should live in one. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Eat out less. Frugal gifting.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I used several boxes of baking soda to help sanitize and deodorize them as well. Older pieces may have different types of finishes on them too, so you need to figure out what is on there to know what you can put on top of it. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

Super Bowl Sunday: Soda, chips, dips, cheese, sandwich items, crackers, snacks, wings, cut fruit and veggie trays. Other Items on Sale: Tea, bedding during Winter White Sales, calendars, discount gift cards. March Madness: Soda pop, chips, dips, cheese, crackers, sandwich items, snacks, wings, cut fruit and veggie trays.

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100