Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 20, 2014
Things that can cause injury or harm, things that if left unattended will grow worse. The garage is detached but also bermed along that same back wall. There is a breezeway/porch between the house and the garage. For me, having a non-functioning dishwasher was intolerable. Where not to tolerate broken. Money Tips'
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2016
I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. I think I’ll survive.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2014
In it she reminisces about growing up poor in the Great Smokey mountains in East Tennessee. But I never felt poor growing up. One of their uncles played a joke on them and told them that they could ‘grow’ a pony. All they had to do was find some pony poop and plant it! It is her autobiography.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. (I He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) In my area, housing is cheap.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 17, 2018
I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. Choose Thrift First. Plan our Spending.
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