The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

My wedding dress, thrifted! It’s not hard for me (anymore) to avoid expensive stores or fast fashion sites such as Shein and Temu, and instead shop at thrift stores or use my local BuyNothing group. I think your wedding dress is lovely! Do you plan to wear it regularly even after the wedding?

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 187

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. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find books and DVDs. Treasures which the grown kids don’t want or need!

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Use pumpkins at your wedding as flower baskets. No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. No kids = no parties or haunted houses = money saved. Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

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. There is an initial investment, but I have seen similiar containers at yard sales or thrift stores and at Bed Bath and Beyond where they regularly offer 20% coupons. I have 4 different sizes.

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Economical Kitchen Paper Grocery 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

When I married, I made a very simple velvet wedding gown and also saved a few hundred dollars. 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. For instance, in college, I was invited to a formal dance occasion.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

Frugal Dad tells us how it’s possible to have a wedding on a budget. Being Frugal tells us how we can rock the thrift stores. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. My husband and I use ING for this and it works great for splitting out our money for different things.

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January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124