Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

It claimed that a clean workspace improved productivity and gave the illusion of being in control and on top of work tasks. Apparently there are some simple rules when it comes to de-cluttering and re-organizing your work space. Do I need it on my work space? Did this system work or what! Can it be filed or delegated?

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Making Work Occasions Pace 238

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. As a retiree, I started out as a saver, unsure how the finances were all going to work out (especially since I retired during the last recession). Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

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. You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports.

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Sports Kids Craigslist Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Garage or estate sales. Thrift shops. I scouted for tiles as I went to garage sales for other items and was lucky enough to find not only a big lot of beautiful travertine tiles, but also two very usable Kohler bath faucets – for which we bought one replacement part off the Kohler repair site. Make it yourself items.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Once we are out of school and into the working world, another phase of the stuff life cycle begins. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Starting the life independent. You get stuff. You need help.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

2 Additional Goals: If we save the $10k early, we’d like to work on the following 2 goals. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Working from home usually meant selling stuff door to door.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I used a shop vac, but any powerful vacuum would work. I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you own a material store, you want someone on staff that understands the customers – someone who knows how to sew! If you sell sewing machines, you want to be able to demonstrate how they work to your potential customer and probably offer some classes on how to sew to gain added revenue. Why you don’t want to learn to sew.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

Thankfully, we have worked through those trials and the experience actually made a positive impact on our finances. Choose Thrift First. 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.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. When I worked, we used to attend the city symphony’s Christmas family performance. We get to celebrate our religious beliefs, take time off from work, consume holiday treats, relax. But being kind to.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

I use old casual office clothes to work around the house. I have a closet full of work clothes I wore to the office for 20 years, mostly casual slacks and blouses. Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores. Cheap or frugal?

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Frugal Cheap Clothes Clothing 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. 3 – Do the work yourself. Instead of hiring professionals to do the labor of redecorating, figure out what you can do yourself and save the money by rolling up your sleeves and putting yourself to work. But there is good news.

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Saving Money Money Home Furniture 89

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

If you need to earn less, this allows you to choose to work less, or work more but retire early. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Brown bag it to work. You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49