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Choose Thrift First Challenge – March Meeting

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But I also found success at a thrift store. At that time, I had not reviewed my own spring clothing and I have plenty of time to go back to Target if I can’t find something suitable (and cute) at the thrift store. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip. How did you do in February?

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Choose Thrift First | February Meeting

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Maybe I’m still recovering from the Christmas shopping frenzy, but I had little desire to step into a store. I did go into a big box store two times in February. I made one trip to my favorite thrift store during their dollar days sale. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip.

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Choose Thrift First – April Meeting

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April Update: I made 3 new purchases in April: I bought a pair of Teva flip flops from the clearance rack at DSW and two t-shirts at BJ’s Warehouse store. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store? The Choose Thrift First Challenge.

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Introducing the 2015 Choose Thrift First Challenge

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In 2015, the monthly challenge will be Choose Thrift First. While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target or Kohl’s when I’m in that part of town. For curiosity sake, I stopped by a local furniture store and saw some really cute new dressers that cost $500-$700.

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Choose Thrift First Challenge – January Meeting

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After shopping locally at some furniture stores, I resorted to Craigslist and spent hundreds less on a new-to-her dresser. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store? Start keeping a list of needs with you for your thrift store trips.

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Thrifty Finds: Spring & Summer Clothes

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Although it was 25 degrees in PA just this morning…so could someone please let Mother Nature know about the change in seasons??!! With my list, I went to my favorite thrift store to see what I could find. What I’m still looking for at the thrift stores: shorts. Do you shop at thrift stores?

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. As an adult, I can see it was likely a mixture of not enough income, high cost of living area, mismanagement of money, and kids just being expensive for single mothers particularly.

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