Motherhood Moments

MARCH 4, 2023

Instead, you may want to check out thrift stores or buy classic, high-quality items that will last longer. The earlier you start building up your nest fund, the more time you have to grow your money through compound interest. Rather, it's about making choices that align with your values.

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APRIL 17, 2013

I stopped by my two favorite thrift stores last week: Salvation Army & Community Aid, a local store. I only go on Wednesdays, because both stores offer an additional 50% off on almost everything. Finally, spring has arrived in central PA, so I carved out some time last Wednesday to hit the thrift stores.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

Our two goats I’m planning to milk next year We also have a big garden, fruit trees, a medicinal herb garden and grow some cut flowers. For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. We also have three cats!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores Thrift stores are for more than just clothing, and they are great places to find used furniture for cheap. Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes Buying used clothes can be a great way to save money, especially if you have rapidly growing children.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

Babies grow so quickly that their babies only wore some outfits for a time or two before they outgrew them, so the clothes looked like new. They argue that the children will be teased as they grow up and will feel unloved because their parents got them homemade gifts rather than buying them new. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children.

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JUNE 11, 2019

Babies grow quickly, so you might find perfectly good baby clothes that were barely used at a thrift shop. Plus, some recalled car seats might slip through into thrift stores. Shop Secondhand. While shopping secondhand can be a great way to save, don’t skimp when safety is on the line.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

You won’t need to make as many trips to the store if you make it a point to maintain what you already have. Growing up, my re-used T-shirts as dust rags and other cleaning supplies. Before you get rid of items that are still in usable condition, consider trying to sell them, or give them to a thrift store.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As baby grows, we might turn back into fiendish savers – trying to get that retirement fund or college fund built up. As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. The things that give us pleasure vary by temperament. Time of life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I cut down a small cedar tree (which grow like weeds on our 6 acres) each year, put it in a tree stand on the porch and put white twinkle lights on it. We live on the edge of the prairie and prairie grasses grow well here. Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. The main purpose is just to enjoy each others company!

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2016

They are always growing out of clothes and shoes, and it feels like your clothing money is quickly siphoned away. Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

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. And if forgetting about it isn’t an option, only then will I step foot into a store to purchase it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

We as parents are usually the first and primary source of their learned behavior, even as they grow into their teenage years. Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you’re a new or expecting parent without a lot of extra cash, here are a few tips: Babies grow FAST. You don’t need to spend a lot on clothing, so consider shopping at thrift stores, yard sales, and even buy/sell groups online. But the truth is, you don’t need a lot of those things. You just don’t.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. Old 1-liter Gatorade bottles are light, sturdy and do the job extremely well. Borrow or buy a used tent. If you have a friend or family member that has a tent you could borrow, ask if you could borrow it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. You can’t keep it all, but some of it reminds you of the good times you had growing up and you can’t bear to get rid of it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture. The sun bakes out. They smelled musty and perfumy.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 10, 2013

Thrift stores and consignment stores are a great resource for polos, dress shirts, khakis or long pants. Look for second-hand stores near your child’s school for a greater chance of getting the exact items you need on your back to school shopping list. Shop Second-Hand. The same is true for skirts on girls.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

things on Buy Nothing first and then thrift stores or Facebook marketplace, so I found a good play kitchen on marketplace when my little wanted one. Growing up a meal was a starch, lots of meat, and a vegetable, and we wouldn’t do something like, have pasta with marina and Thai chicken on the side because they didn’t “go together.”

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

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’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. Plan our Spending. Earn Additional Income.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

While I was growing up, my family didn’t have much money. We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory. During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 My mom was an at home day care provider.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

My growing teen and tween gobble everything up as soon as I walk in the door with grocery bags. I want to find some snack ideas for active and growing athletes. Pick just one budget category to really focus on in March and see how much you can reduce the spending. In my case, I will continue to focus on groceries. 5 – Find Extra Cash.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We find that this gives our kids (and ourselves) a chance to experience new stuff without necessarily having to buy the stuff at a regular store or thrift store. It’s like having a yard sale or visiting a thrift store but in the form of a barter trade where no extra cash is exchanged. Do you get what I mean?

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Any mom knows that kids get sick of toys and grow out of clothes pretty darn quickly. You aren’t limited to just thrift stores. Not only will this make your life easier as a mom, but they will grow up to be adults who are smart about savings and less likely to fall into serious debt.

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