Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2013
He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? He made his own electric lawnmower. He fixed his own car. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. I’ve got a lot of things that need fixing!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 19, 2014
Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Considering all this, when I stumbled across an article about Hattie Garlick, a woman who decided to not spend anything on her children in 2013, I had to read on. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 22, 2013
However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. These get donated to thrift stores or placed in consignment shops so you might keep checking your local stores for these. I always shop for Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags, boxes and really nice ornaments the week after Christmas. Other tips.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 12, 2013
But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. I was so inspired that I followed some more of the advice in that article. What about the old refrigerator in the garage you only use when you have a party?
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 19, 2012
I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it. You should claim as the value the price that buyers of used items actually pay in used clothing stores, such as consignment or thrift shops.". However, this year we were in Pittsburgh and I missed out on the event.and the cash.
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