Couponing 101

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

One very inexpensive way to decorate your home for the season is with free fall printables ! Just find a cute printable, pop it in a cheap frame (check Goodwill, garage sales, your attic, etc. and spray paint the frame to match!), Cheap home decor! maybe add a little embellishment, and voila! Thankful Free Printable.

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DIY Home Subway Garage Sale 103

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? You will find the most amazing collections of nearly new home decorating materials at them – beautiful lined panel drapes; lovely dining room furniture and display cases; wall art, wing back chairs, clocks and more – all for a pittance. ” What is the cost?

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Home Money Home and Garden Painting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

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. Do you need to replace the doors or would a fresh coat of paint suit you? Garage or estate sales. Thrift shops. Craigs list.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 7, 2013

Get a free quart of Clark+Kensington Paint this Saturday (8/10). I painted it and planned to hang it in Little J’s room but it’s still sitting in the garage. Normally, Lowe’s and Home Depot accept Ace Hardware coupons as competitor coupons. Find more Freebies I’ve posted recently.

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Hardware Painting Home Depot Garage 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 17, 2011

Also, many people choose to go another route, by making their own organic cleaners at home. Another way to ensure this could be to get used to leaving shoes in the garage or taking them off before entering the home so that they don’t track in any pesticides. Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home.

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Health Home Green Painting 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

As a child and teen, I painted (inside and out), mowed and trimmed, punched holes in concrete to install decorate iron railings, worked with hand and power tools and helped my parents do everything from putting up a garage to putting up storm windows. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.

Home 100

Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2013

I love going to garage sales. I brought that wheel barrow home for hubby. This past weekend, I went out garage sailing just for fun. On our last visit, my Brother urged us to take that lamp home with us. These things now live in our garage, taking up space that we don’t have! Free is good, right?

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Garage Lamps Garage Sale Free 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Home decor, costumes for the kiddies (and adults!), Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway. Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway. What are the typical essentials? pumpkins, haunted houses and parties abound.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

If you are thinking about redecorating your home but are scared of the cost, there is good news for you. There are plenty of ways to save money on home décor. Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. One project that almost anyone can do with just a few of the right tools is painting.

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Saving Money Money Home Furniture 89

Saving Everyday

JUNE 23, 2023

Disney Springs is a themed, 120-acre shopping, dining, and entertainment complex – and home to the largest Disney store, World of Disney. Disney Springs is amazing and home to my favorite bar (Dockside Bar) and my favorite sandwich shop (Earl of Sandwich). I highly recommend it! Our two favorite sandwiches are pictured above.

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Disney Dining Storing Garage 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. 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. Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales.

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Instead of buying new ones each spring, I pull these into the garage (it is heated and has windows). Check your home for potential heat leaks and find a way to cover the leaky area, either for the winter or permanently. Now we have 3 huge ferns that we love to have on the porch in temperate weather. Use free plants to landscape.

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Money Plants Home and Garden Painting 210

Couponing 101

APRIL 14, 2019

Think of all the other animals you can paint on it! Via Goods Home Design. Via The Homes I Have Made. You can check out garage sales as well if you don’t have any old pots and pans. Via Hey There Home. This is a super easy way to upgrade a boring old tire swing! Water Pillow. Bookcase Sandbox. Music Wall.

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Backyard Kids Pottery Barn Outdoors 74

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

We’ve signed on the dotted line – new windows and doors for our 1985 built home! Last time I painted the exterior trim, the sills and trim pieces on many had to be repaired with wood filler due to rot. However, we also wanted something that would not require the same painting and maintenance as our current windows.

Shopping 100

Shopping Home Depot Painting Insurance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2014

I learned to change the oil, rotate the tires, use power tools, cut the grass, paint the house, work with concrete and much more. He took an art class by mail and painted landscapes in oil. He bought and learned how to use a Ham radio set, talking with truckers across the country from the basement of our home in the 1950s.

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Radios Real Estate Work Kids and Family 162

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Whether you are just starting out; wanting to freshen up your own older items; or furnishing a second home, furniture buying can make a big dent in your budget. Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 11, 2014

For awhile, there was a trend called ‘Shabby Chic’ Old wooden furniture, painted white – with crackled or chipped finishes – were highly regarded by collectors and decorators. Paintings, as we all know from watching the Road Show, sometimes gain value when properly cleaned and brightened. Some were wrapped in plastic wrap.

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Collectibles Repairs Aunt Garage 170

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2011

I painted it and added some fun baskets to it for organizing as well. The picnic basket in the middle was an estate sale find and the little one on top.came from a garage sale. You can find Liz over at Hoosier Homemade where she cooks , bakes and decorates your home. Do you see the Baker's Rack in the picture too?

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Swap Organic Organization Homemade 138

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 6, 2011

What I especially love about it is that it can be a very inexpensive way to decorate your home for the seasons! Just find a cute printable, pop it in a cheap frame (check Goodwill, garage sales, your attic, etc. and spray paint the frame to match!), Cheap home decor! maybe add a little embellishment, and voila!

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Subway Art DIY Christmas 70

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

While we understand that many property owners do not allow tenants to paint with the latest trending colors, it is still possible to add some spice and texture to your home. You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished.

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Budget Budgeting Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 30, 2015

Whether you are browsing at a local thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or just perusing your own garage or basement, we all seem to have an abundance of them! This is a cool trick and all you need is some chalkboard paint. Paint your frame the color of your choice or leave plain. 10 Ways to Repurpose Picture Frames.

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Painting Garage Inexpensive Frugal Lives 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Maybe you were painting a wall or installing some shelving; doing these things during the winter will hep free up your time to do outdoor activities and projects in the spring. However, I find that when I start spring cleaning, I am usually surprised by how much work it is.

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Cleaning Appliances Donation Green And Frugal 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

I keep a roll of heavy paper (which I buy at Home Depot for about $11 for a roll about 2 inches thick and 2 feet wide) to use in wrapping packages, protecting floors during home projects, making garage sale signs and etc. I just printed them out on my ink jet home printer. Play test the game.

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Games Making Garage Sale Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Last weekend my grown son was home for our autumn family picnic. Empty coffee cans are great for holding paint or turpentine or bacon grease. We tear down big boxes and lay them on the garage floor in case of oil leaks. Paint rollers are used multiple times at our house. That thing predates me!” Containers.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. We put in new windows this year at our 1985 home. I had to part with $35 to buy one of those paint masks to even be able to apply it. There are just two of us at home now. Help me out, am I being cheap or just smart about money? Believe me, brush on lacquer is s-t-i-n-k-y!

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Frugal Cheap Clothes Clothing 100

For the Mommas

MARCH 8, 2013

Redbook – Love Life, Home Life, Your Life. Articles cover kitchens and bathrooms, flooring, doors and windows, paint color, hardware and lighting, carpets and rugs, window treatments, fine furnishings?even even shutters, garages, and home gardens. Today only, subscribe to Redbook Magazine for only $4.99

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Magazines Furnishings Home and Garden Outdoors 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing. In their first home together, built out in the new suburbs (then it was country), Mom endured well water and an outhouse. We had a coal stove at home, but my brother and my shared bedroom was just a few feet from the stove. My Mom grew up in St.

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 3, 2014

He has tiled our entire house, painted inside and out, replaced the toilet and sinks, installed sprinkler systems, fixed small appliances, and more. This was one of my dad’s favorite items for the home. It folds down so it can be stored in a car or garage. Telescoping Ladder. A telescoping combination, like this 16.5

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Telescopes Gifts Father Tools 98

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Keeping your standard of living the same while income increases to generate extra saving potential (such as eating at home instead of in restaurants or fast food joints each week). Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 19, 2012

I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it. Unfortunately not everything in your home is considered a tax deduction if donated. Household items NOT included would be food, paintings, antiques, other objects of art, jewelry, gems, and collections.

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Donation Taxes Furniture Clothes 100

Frugal Luxuries

OCTOBER 1, 2012

" All things on earth point home in old October. " --Thomas Wolfe ~~~ As you probably already have guessed, I am a list ~ maker and leave very little to memory. This month my primary focus is on home and, specifically, de-cluttering and deep clean our oft neglected master bedroom. the old saying goes."the the carpet. the carpet.

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Making Home and Garden Craigslist Green And Frugal 40

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 10, 2015

Free Face Painting, Free Craft, Stick Bull Riding, Steer Head Roping & more! 10:15 AM – Intro to Garage Band Workshop. Register at the Guitar Center website here. :: Home Depot Workshop for Adults. Edit home movies with iMovie and more! Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows.

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Activism Cheap Pottery Barn Kids and Family 40

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 7, 2015

10:15 AM – Intro to Garage Band. Register at the Guitar Center website here. :: Home Depot Workshop for Adults. Sunday, May 10th from 1 PM to 2:30 PM – Interior Paint and Drywall Repair. Edit home movies with iMovie and more! Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows.

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Family Cheap Kids and Family Museum 40

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Acer H5380BD 720p Home Theater Projector 0% OFF. Up to 45% off Home Networking and Storage Products. Smart Wheels Park and Play Deluxe Garage. 2:10 pm EST: Huion H610PRO Painting Drawing Pen Graphics Tablet. 3:15 pm EST: Powerzone 380044 3 Ton Aluminum and Steel Garage Jack. 50% Off Select Hape Preschool Toys.

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Lego 2015 December November 40