Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

If you get newspapers, use newsprint with bright colored ribbon or bows. 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

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. Cancel subscriptions.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

This was the first year our neighborhood didn''t pay for a classified ad in the newspaper, but we did place free ads online. We placed ads on Craigslist several days in a row before the sale. An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. Thrifting' Advertise Online.

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