Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2016

They are always growing out of clothes and shoes, and it feels like your clothing money is quickly siphoned away. Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past. It can be tough to dress yourself on a budget when you have children.

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Thrifty Budgeting Budget Mom 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted. The sun bakes out.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

While I was growing up, my family didn’t have much money. My mom was an at home day care provider. We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. When I was old enough for a car, my mom bought me a beater, and I paid her back in monthly installments.

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