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8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most people think clothes when they think about what a thrift shop sells, but these shops often sell a number of other things that people can use in their day to day lives. Larger thrift stores like the Salvation Army and Goodwill, often have a little bit of everything in their stores. Take a peek. Take a peek.

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How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are looking for a way to save some money or if you are looking for a place to find good deals, you should check out your local thrift. Thrift stores are great places to find all sorts of things, but they are especially good places to find clothing. It is best to leave your kids at home when you go thrift store shopping.

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Want to save money? Let go of the need for matching

The Frugal Girl

I was a teenager in the 90s, and while this may be true of other eras as well, I remember there being a LOT of matching sets, particularly when it came to home decor. Well…MY SWEATER HAS DUCKS ON IT. For instance, I have a fair number of white serving dishes that I’ve gotten at thrift stores.

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Five Frugal Things | I fixed it, Officer!

The Frugal Girl

I believe these bulbs are the original pair from when I got my van, so I figure that if one is burnt out, the other one is on its last leg as well. I tried a thrift store first, but came up dry. I went to Advance Auto Parts and bought a two-pack of the appropriate bulbs. God forbid I sit down in them! Then I went to T.J.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool. Although we had to invest in machines like a plucker and scalder for butchering chickens, as well as the animals and their shelters, eventually our home-raised meat will be basically free.

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Five Frugal Things | bare minimum haircut

The Frugal Girl

Hopefully the new one I ordered will serve me well for a while. We fixed Zoe’s skirt with scissors She’d thrifted this checked skirt, which had a sort of odd belt thing at the bottom. I did see that there’s a very highly rated type of eye mask for this problem, but the masks are disposable!

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Thrifty Finds: Brand Names, Dirt Cheap

Family Balance Sheet

I stopped by my two favorite thrift stores last week: Salvation Army & Community Aid, a local store. I only go on Wednesdays, because both stores offer an additional 50% off on almost everything. Finally, spring has arrived in central PA, so I carved out some time last Wednesday to hit the thrift stores.

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