Garage Sale Shopping Storing Thrift Stores 
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 25, 2014
Just look at the many people scouring garage sales in the summer. Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. Blender Fifteen years ago, I bought a blender at a garage sale for $3. Toaster Oven I bought a toaster oven at a garage sale for $2. I saved hundreds of dollars this way.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
She also scarfed up any other gift wrap that looked usable, and she stored it carefully away for use the next year. Save any shopping bags you get through the year – especially the paper ones or ones that are unique in design, then use them at Christmas time. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 24, 2013
We bought a lot of our son’s onesies and other items (including a crib) at a consignment shop. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture. Much of the time, baby clothes aren’t used harshly — especially newborn and early infant clothing.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 22, 2013
For many, the end of the year holiday shopping frenzy can override our saner, more thrifty selves. Spending our precious and all too limited time searching online and in stores. Sometimes, as we shop we see things we would like to own and decide to treat ourselves with a gift or two as well. I know I do. Winter clothes.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2013
I remember when there was a shoe repair shop on almost every corner. You could take your radio to the radio and TV repair shop down the street, but most things you could probably fix yourself. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 19, 2014
Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. It turns out, quite easily.
Couponing 101
AUGUST 6, 2019
You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports. Secondhand gear should work just fine and will give your child an opportunity to try the sport out before you invest a lot of money.
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