Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Ordering online really challenges me to plan every single meal for the week, which I believe saves me extra trips to the store. Instead of buying gallons of iced tea at the store which can cost about $2.50 This is how we like our iced tea, so if you decide to make your own version, you may want more or less tea bags/sugar.

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February 2020 Frugal Thrift Stores 208

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2013

Teach your young children more about money by taking them to the local Walmart or other grocery and variety store. Here are a few suggestions on ‘lesson plans’ on your money trip to the store. Have the kids stand and watch at a register to see how many ways they can see people paying. A store is a business.

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Money Kids Storing Kids and Family 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2014

Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. While they may have had to buy used in the early days of their marriage, they now likely have enough money to buy new, but they choose not to. Rather than spending money buying clothes in a new size every few months, I bought at garage sales and thrift stores.

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Buying Second-Hand Saving Money Money Garage Sale 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

“How to Live Large and Have Fun”, “How to Spend Millions on Credit and Never Pay a Dime”, “Live Large and On Charge…Cards”, “Living High on the Hog: The Art of Budget Busting”…these are all titles of fictitious books, but they might as well be bestsellers. Buy Store Brands. Most of the time, the store brand is a $.20

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Saving Money Money Budgeting Budget 221

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 8, 2012

But as my daughter grew, I noted how many nice things I was giving away. Would the store be yucky? The store was not yucky. My husband now teases me that I am the Indiana Jones of thrifting. will feel good at the store but at the end of the day will simply be $4.00 Not all thrift stores are created equal.

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Thrifting Thrift Stores Clothes Clothing 76

For the Mommas

JULY 27, 2016

How to Get By on One Income When Baby Arrives. Here are tips on How to Get By on One Income When Baby Arrives. You may even be able to eliminate larger bills by getting rid of the service altogether. Goodwill and thrift stores offer great prices on new and gently used items.

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Baby Debt Credit Cards Phone Service 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Comparison shopping can be easy if you know where to look, but most people assume that to compare prices between stores you have to write out a lengthy shopping list and take that list from store to store seeing which store offers those products cheapest. For 40 loads of store bought detergent, you’ll pay $0.20

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Groceries Grocery Bills Used 252

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2013

Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: When you’re aggressively trying to pay down debt, you may feel that you’ve done all you can to curb your expenses, but have you really? If so, read Crystal’s post about how to Become a Product Tester for Free Swag on Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. Think Again.

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Fridays Debt Unemployment Rent 187

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Unfortunately, many of us head out to the grocery stores armed with nothing but our credit card and a rough idea of what we need. Bad spending habits when grocery shopping often opens up the door to lots of impulse purchase buying—things that you may end up not needing or using until they go bad. Do you get what I mean?

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

How to Drastically Reduce the Amount of Money You Spend Each Month. No matter how much money we’re bringing in, just about all of us feel as if we could stand to cut down on our spending and put a little bit more money into our rainy day fund. You aren’t limited to just thrift stores.

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Money Goals Kids and Family Saving Money 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. The adults in these neighborhoods typically have more discretionary income and may be prone to re-decorating more often than others. My best finds.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

If so, the new fixer movement may be for you! Members would learn how to fix the items or watch other volunteers who are handy and know how.”. People gather, with their small items to repair and watch the experts to learn how to do it themselves. The Fixer Movement. The experts are usually volunteers.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2014

She’s not an interior designer, but I think she may have been in a past life. This may seem obvious, but it’s something that was constantly coming up. My mom has a great eye for decorating a home. Having tiny furniture in a large room is also not appealing. Out of Sight, Out of Mind. Get Organized'

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Home Making Furniture Thrift Stores 182

Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As you may have heard us mention before, some of the best holiday gifts are the ones made by your very own hands. We were able to find the cup and saucer at our local thrift store for just a quarter each. Mini ornaments and glitter can be found at most dollar stores and crafting stores rather inexpensively as well.

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DIY Gifts Thrift Stores Crafts 105

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2013

As we know, the local pet store sells plenty of toxic products designed to kill those fleas dead in no time. They may not like it, but combing your cat or dog regularly helps remove fleas, dead skin, dandruff, and crusty blood spots. They are nasty little critters that can make life pretty annoying for your favorite furry pet.

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Bath and Body Works Pets Vacuums Thrift Stores 207

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 13, 2013

I like this option because they are also budget friendly and show you fun things to do around the new city that you may not have been aware of before. The YMCA is usually very community oriented, so they may be able to give you some good tips. Some things may not look like they are up your alley, but you may be surprised.

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Golf Thrift Stores Green And Frugal Budgeting 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2013

Read Hank from Money Q&A’s post about Why Socially Conscious Investing May Be Costing You A Lot Of Money. KK at Student Debt Survivor wrote about how her grandfather is truly the “grandfather” of frugal and shares her Financial Lessons Learned From My 80-Year-Old Grandfather. How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores.

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Grandfather Fridays Debt Thrift Stores 165

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I belong to many frugal living Facebook groups and so often people rant about how expensive and overwhelming gift giving can be for the extended family. Group members ask for advice on how to bring up the topic with their family members who are expecting an exchange of gifts with everyone in the family. Thrift store finds.

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Games Christmas Gifts Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. As teenagers, we may be madly saving up for a car. The things that give us pleasure vary by temperament. Time of life.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Time saved alone is worth the small effort you expend in learning how to make these repairs. Learning how to do alterations could land you a job in a bridal salon or formal wear store. Learning how to do alterations could land you a job in a bridal salon or formal wear store. To custom design and hand tailor.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

They may also enroll in other baby classes like music and swim lessons. How Little Could You Spend on Your Children? 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. The expenses add up fast. It turns out, quite easily. Go Frugal Go Green'

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Take the time to learn any requisite skills, either by reading, learning online or perhaps attending some of the home improvement big box store presentations and skill shops. Understand what parts of the job may require code inspections and what the codes mean. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. You can also find older, quality items at used furniture stores. How to make used furniture usable. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. Stepcase Lifehack shares with us tips on how to live with 100 things or less. By May,the whole house will be clutter free and organized. How about you? Being Frugal tells us how we can rock the thrift stores.

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January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

It’s not as hard as you may think to still enjoy a great life while living more frugally. You may be able to afford a larger house, but that doesn’t mean you should live in one. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Eat out less. Do it yourself.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Saving Everyday

APRIL 24, 2013

A few items I price-checked at my local store. 1/2 Flatout Flatbread items, Any (DND) – All You, May 2013. $3/4 3/4 Butterball Deli Meat, Any (1) And (1) Flatout Flatbread Items And (2) Avocados From Mexico, Any (Limit 4 Like Coupons In Same Shopping Trip; DND) – All You, May 2013. 2 Knorr sides Target Store Coupon.

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Publix 2013 Quaker Ore-Ida 45