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Working Moms on a Budget: 5 Tips for Thrifty Business Fashion

Saving Cents With Sense

It can be tough to dress yourself on a budget when you have children. But you don’t have to break the bank to find some pieces that make you look your best. Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past. All rights reserved.

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Christmas Savings Club | May 2019

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This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. I’m challenging myself to find the cash outside of our budget. I found the balance of $23 from our budget. If you have not done so, read the very first post: Introducing the Christmas Savings Club , and write a Christmas budget.

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How to Thrift Your Way to a Back-to-School Wardrobe

Saving With Shellie

Two words that our psyches and bank accounts can dread. I am a military wife and our clothing budget is Spartan, at best. About five years ago, I started thrifting. My husband now teases me that I am the Indiana Jones of thrifting. Successful thrifting takes a little effort. Not all thrift stores are created equal.

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How We Frugal-ed in November 2020

Family Balance Sheet

While I like to shop at thrift stores, I have a hard time finding TALL length jeans for my 5’10 frame and I was in need of new jeans. Three new pairs of shoes seems excessive, but I will get a lot of wear out of them and the price was well within my budget. We decided to donate the turkey to the food bank.

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5 Ways College Students Can Stretch a Dollar

Saving Cents With Sense

Keep your bank account from reaching zero with these money-saving tips: On Foot. Thrift Store Style. Developing your own personal style on a budget at college can be a fun, creative challenge. Thrift stores, on the other hand, offer affordable, stylish clothing. Just like studying and beer, fashion matters at college.

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How to Save Money with Your Kindle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, by following these three steps, you can enjoy your Kindle without breaking the bank. How to Have Fun on a Budget Having fun and finding entertainment and recreation opportunities doesn’t have to be expensive, which is great news when you are. Call to Action Do you have a Kindle? Do you find yourself making impulses purchases?

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Take Your Kids on a Money Trip to the Store

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Talk about why you make a list (to keep within your budgeted expense amount and still get what the family needs), how you use it (Do you put the items in order by where they are in the store? In store retailers sharing the space (as in the bank in your local super Walmart). Probably something that is not on your list. Parking spaces.

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