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10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You want to price everything, and you want to be prepared to lower those prices when people start to haggle. You want to make sure that you have a number of small and large bills on hand for change. First, you can consider donating the items to a local shelter or thrift store. Some cities have regulations governing signage.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step. Most of what he did was to hose down the outdoor filter – and write us a bill for upwards of $100. Dealing With Government Entities. Record Keeping.