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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Electronics/beauty products/new furniture or household items (I’m using things left by my grandparents & living in their house, have done some changes & repairs but free/thrift is excellent). From my mother: she taught me mostly everything including checkbook balancing, saving, investing, economics, etc.

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With so much turmoil and unease in the world today – political, social/economical, technological, environmental, etc. Make it be known that that that there is nothing wrong in purchasing second-hand items from thrift stores, yard sales, or via classified ads or even online via places like eBay or Craigslist. And vice versa!)

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type. While most folks consider wood and metal used furniture to be quite restorable, many turn their noses up at re-using fabric covered items.

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