Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. A meal plan can be one of the best ways to avoid last-minute takeout runs, as well as ensure that you have a way to use the food you buy. Find Ways to Re-Use as Much As You Can. Nor is it healthy.

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Anything you now longer want that is still wearable and in reasonable condition can be donated to thrift stores. Garments that are in good condition, especially well-known or high-end labels, could be donated or sold to secondhand clothing stores or through eBay or other online sites. Go Frugal Go Green'

Saving Money 249

Saving Money Green Money Clothing and Accessories 249

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 30, 2013

Thrift Store Style. Thrift stores, on the other hand, offer affordable, stylish clothing. Thrift stores, on the other hand, offer affordable, stylish clothing. You can find cool vintage threads as well to mix and match. Many shoppers are now turning to thrift stores to find fashionable items.

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College Student Public Transit DSL 102

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. For example, if you want to buy slightly used home furnishings, find an upscale neighborhood where the kids are mostly grown. My best finds.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2014

We’re glad we didn’t buy any furniture, or we’d have quite the full house! Many people overlook the power of using textures in a home to add points of interest as well as space and a homey feel. Use Patterns Sparingly. Use Patterns Sparingly. But definitely use them! Get Organized'

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Home Making Furniture Thrift Stores 182

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

We blew through our health savings account, and now need to save another $10k so we’re not caught off guard if another emergency were to happen. This will take us most of the year. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. Read our Health Insurance Story: .

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Bring in your slightly used, but in good shape costume and pick one from those others brought in – as a swap. Encourage your child to use their imaginations to come up with a costume out of materials on hand at home.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. We used to spend hundreds of dollars a month going out to eat at restaurants. Water – Unless you have a well, you probably pay for your water. I only shop on Wednesdays, when the store has a 50% off everything sale.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff? I swore I’d never buy used junk again… but now I’ve changed my mind. Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. I was for awhile.

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Cut your s pending , BUT still live well: No one wants to read, “ cut your spending “, because what they hear is live like a miser. This first group of ideas is about cutting back–but still living well–AND putting that money not spent into your emergency savings. Try freezer cooking. Add it up to get a total.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. But when you’re trying to save money, cut out this costly expense. Plan your gift giving for the year using my FREE Gift Spending excel spreadsheet.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Know what you want to do and plan it out well ahead of time. When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. I sanded and re-stained the wood cabinet and fashioned a matching frame for the mirror out of molding strips from Lowes that I got for about $3 each. Thrift shops.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2016

Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past. Shopping at an online stores like Overstock means you’ll be able to get name brand clothing at a discount. Never shop online without finding coupons online as well.

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Thrifty Budgeting Budget Mom 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

Apparently there are some simple rules when it comes to de-cluttering and re-organizing your work space. Have a big box ready to take the throw-away items and another for anything that is good enough to go to the local thrift store. What about the old refrigerator in the garage you only use when you have a party?

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Making Work Occasions Pace 238

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. I believe that your opportunity cost would be too great as well. Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. Sewing takes time.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Today, we’re going to analyze those numbers and challenge ourselves to improve them. It is my personal mission as the household manager for my family to live well, but I want us to do so on less money. We used to spend hundreds of dollars a month going out to eat at restaurants. It saves us $67 a month.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

What got us through financially? I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! I decided to use Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps as a guide and I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

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. Setting specific goals can help to get us excited about saving money. You aren’t limited to just thrift stores.

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Money Goals Kids and Family Saving Money 40