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When Is the Best Time to Shop at Thrift Stores?

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post When Is the Best Time to Shop at Thrift Stores? When do thrift stores restock? If you can answer this question in a precise manner, you might just stand a good chance of getting the best deal out of your next thrift store trip. You see, thrifting, much like learning how to coupon , can seem overwhelming at first.

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3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. You can also take advantage of tax free holidays, and you can set up clothing exchange clubs with your friends. Thrift Stores Some people think thrift stores are inherently dirty, but this is often not the case. Many of these stores are crowded.

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5 tips for shopping thrift stores on back-to-school tax holiday weekend

Birmingham Bargain Mom

Shopping thrift stores for uniform pieces and basics can save you some cash. Get some tips before you go. cat:Back-to-School cat:Bargains Deals tag:Back to School tag:Tax Holiday Weekend'

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Donating Household Clutter and Taking a Tax Deduction

Family Balance Sheet

While I love the instant cash that you can get from a yard sale, this year a tax deduction will have to do. It's been awhile since I've taken a tax deduction over having a yard sale, so I did a little research. Unfortunately not everything in your home is considered a tax deduction if donated. Keep it with your tax documents.

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How We Saved in April 2017

Family Balance Sheet

In April, we saved quite a bit of money by comparison shopping, and choosing thrift first. April’s Thrift Store Finds. My next stop was my favorite thrift store, Community Aid. Our April Stupid Tax. Dave Ramsey refers to really dumb expenses and/or purchases as a stupid tax. Total Savings: $300. Savings: $20.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since my blog is set up as a business, I could deduct the expense – or at least depreciate the asset over time – reducing my taxes. So, hey, I guess I can take the tax reduction next year as well as this! These get donated to thrift stores or placed in consignment shops so you might keep checking your local stores for these.

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

Family Balance Sheet

In April, we received a small tax refund and I put $100 of our refund into our Christmas Savings account. We didn’t sell much, mainly because I didn’t think we were going to be home for the neighborhood yard sale this year and I took a van full of stuff to the thrift store about a month before the yard sale.

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