Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Buy a colorful red, orange, or gold runner at your local dollar store as well as a few faux pumpkins or gourds. Use candy corn creatively. It is so cheap, usually $1 for a big bag at your local dollar store. Find inexpensive knick knacks at your local dollar store or thrift store that fall into the Halloween theme.

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Halloween DIY Frugal Dollar Store 93

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). Plan your gift giving for the year using my FREE Gift Spending excel spreadsheet. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. 18 – Use Cash Back Grocery apps.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. In our consumer driven society where we have everything for children from designer clothing stores to classes to iPads, how does someone go so counter society and not spend anything on her children save childcare and medical expenses? Go Frugal Go Green'

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

Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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. Place this charming piece of homemade holiday décor anywhere you can use some sparkle. Easy Tea Cup Snow Globe.

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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. This site uses affiliate links.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. Thrift shops. Internet sites offering goods for trade. I found wood frames for my national park posters and a wildlife themed shower curtain at the local thrift stores. Garage or estate sales. Make it yourself items.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Use your own car or SUV instead, and look for local campsites that’s easy to get to so you can save on gas. This type of camping is also called backcountry camping and sites usually don’t have any electricity or running water, so make sure you bring a lot of your own water or ask where the nearest natural water source is.

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Budgeting Budget Family Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2012

While Kindles are very useful and fun tools, they can tempt you to spend more money than you should. Tell us how you use your Kindle. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. This is a great option for a family that has multiple Kindles.

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Saving Money Money Library Saving 188

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. If you’re not using it, cancel it today and redirect that monthly money into your emergency savings. However, if you do use it , ask your gym if they swap volunteer hours for a free membership. Add it up to get a total.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

While it may seem like a good idea – you’re paying for it so you’ll use it right? If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Think again!

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Bank Banking Cable Service Money 111

Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

You can peruse your local thrift stores for one as we did, or find them for just a few dollars at your local retail store. Using your green ribbon or scrap fabric, tie the pillowcase closed. This site uses affiliate links. Take a look below at how you can make your own to enjoy this fall!

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Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

50 cents at a thrift store, but you can even grab a 50-100 piece puzzle at the dollar store and it will work great too. Check out your dollar store for lots of options. Use the frame to trace around your brown bag, as you will use the brown paper as the backing for your apple. Puzzle Piece Apple.

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DIY Frugal Green And Frugal Painting 105

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 23, 2011

Switch from paper napkins to cloth napkins - We have been using cloth napkins ever since we received them as a wedding gift ten years ago. I found some new ones recently in the clearance section of Kohl's and I retired some older, stained napkins to use in place of paper towels for smaller spills and to wipe messy little hands and faces.

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Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Take a look below at 5 fun crafts to do with leaves and see how easy it is to use what Mother Nature has given you to create some fun stuff. Use a ball, balloon, or stuffed fabric for the head and you have the perfect scarecrow! Use a ball, balloon, or stuffed fabric for the head and you have the perfect scarecrow!

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Crafts Craft Thrift Stores Art 75

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. In an effort over the years to save money at the grocery store and reduce our waste, I’ve found reusable alternatives to many paper products that we were using.

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Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. 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. Hire Students.

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Frugal Family Student Thrift Stores 75

For the Mommas

JULY 27, 2016

Use this time to put money aside every payday while you’re still earning an income. Credit card debt and high-interest loans are costing you money that you could use in the long-run. If you no longer use a landline, get rid of your phone service or sign up for an internet service. Eliminate debt.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

While it may seem like a good idea – you’re paying for it so you’ll use it right? If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Think again!

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Fashion Without Guilt

APRIL 6, 2009

Recycling your clothing, shopping at thrift stores, and reselling your old items are to SAVE GREEN!!! There are some great clothes swapping sites like Rehash , MyFashionSwap , and SwapStyle that provide you with a community of others with items that they would like to trade. (My Going Green Fashion.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 10, 2013

Use Coupons and Cash Back Incentives. Many retailers offer coupons for their stores on a continual basis. Grab those coupons or coupon codes (look at Savings.com for available codes) and use them to purchase the uniform basics you need. eBay is also a good online resource for gently used clothes, shoes or other accessories.

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Clothing and Accessories JC Penneys Saving Clothes 99

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

1 – Look for used furniture instead of new furnishings. Even at discount stores, new furniture can easily set you back thousands of dollars. Used furniture is not only less money, it is often more interesting and unique. Used furniture is not only less money, it is often more interesting and unique. All rights reserved.

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Saving Money Money Home Furniture 89

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

If you are a regular reader of this site, then you already believe a sustainable lifestyle is a key component to that equation. 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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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Learning how to use coupons and rebate apps as well as shopping on strategic days in order to maximize your savings is an excellent way to save money. If you devote an hour or so a week to clipping coupons or researching deals on your favorite deals site, you’ll be amazed at the amount of money you save over time.

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Money Goals Kids and Family Saving Money 40

Work With What You've Got

DECEMBER 18, 2009

You must use oil based food coloring in almond bark, or really weird things happen. Nathan got me some tees at the thrift store, and I was taking the staples out and…you get the picture. The site of your own blood shooting away from your body is always a little alarming. Things we learned include: 1. But I lived.

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