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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I also occasionally get to encourage young entrepreneurs by purchasing their wares (usually soda or lemonade but sometimes more ambitions products as well). Another benefit is that I am cutting the governments out of the loop – there no sales taxes on used stuff (except big things of course, like boats or cars). Do You Save Wrapping?

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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I believe that your opportunity cost would be too great as well. Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. Of course you will also have ongoing costs such as thread, patterns and material as well.

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