Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2011

The picnic basket in the middle was an estate sale find and the little one on top.came from a garage sale. I love those little books that you can pick up at the checkout of most stores, many times they have lots of great recipes, and often even pull out recipe cards. Do you use baskets to organize your house?

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Swap Organic Organization Homemade 138

Koupon Karen

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Researching and booking a reputable Tucson long distance moving company , like Coleman Worldwide Moving, well in advance can also save you from last-minute scrambles and ensure you get the best rates and services suited to your specific needs. Consider hosting a garage sale or listing items online to sell.

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Home Tucson Furniture Friends And Family Sale 52

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

She blogs about books at [link]. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

Between her two books and her new Netflix show that premiered at the beginning of the year, I’ve definitely been inspired to tidy up around the house! I Same thing with my books: anything in really good condition, I’m selling online and the rest I’m donating. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Money Consignment Shops Garage Sale Office Supplies 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

But, we also need stuff for emotional support – stuff to remind us that we are part of a generations old family, that we have accomplished significant tasks, seen impressive places and conquered difficult situations. So, it’s OK to want stuff, to get stuff, to give stuff, to use stuff, and to get rid of stuff.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

In the book, “Young Bucks – How to raise a future millionaire” author Troy Dunn claims that the greatest gift you can ever give your child is the ‘gift of want’ Unless a child wants something badly enough, they won’t spend the time and energy to try to figure out a way to go get it.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Presentation isn’t just used on kids.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2014

I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. However, I wasn’t able to complete the job before moving day arrived, so some of our “stuff” we didn’t need came with us. Boy, did I declutter. Practice one item in, one item out.

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Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

Here are five ways to stretch your decorating dollars: 1) Buy used furniture. You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. 2) Create extra seating , and save on furniture costs, by using colorful floor pillows.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 11, 2014

Of course, if you don’t plan to sell the item, you might want to repair it so you can actually use it or get full enjoyment from it. They have books, they have talked to experts, they know the way an authentic object should look, feel, weigh and the marks it should have. Know current trends. Collectors know their stuff.

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Collectibles Repairs Aunt Garage 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2013

We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life. I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those. How I made centerpieces for $2.70 1970s American bi-centennial.

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Making Paper Wine Friends And Family Sale 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. using what they already have. I love to shop garage sales. using tax free days. Don’t Pay Retail.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. What are some of the methods used for investing? There are stock picking formulas, such as the ‘net net’ stocks strategy used by Warren Buffets mentor, Ben Graham.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2014

Take some books or activities along for yourself, and don’t be afraid to play with the kids. Get some free video editing software, use a cell phone or camera to record and see what happens! Hold a garage sale together. Bake a cake together and use it as the prize for the winner of this event. A cake walk.

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Grandchildren Building Backyard Inexpensive 191

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 21, 2011

Chicken Soup for the Soul – 2 Book Set $10. Chicken Soup for the Soul – 2 Book Set $10. Maybe you have been wanting to have a garage sale but have not wanted to go through the hassle of setting up and tearing down. Well now you can post your items here and watch the sale with minimal effort?

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Old Navy Sale Halloween Friends And Family Sale 55

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 8, 2012

I purchased a few packages of silver and lime green balloons for less than $1 each and some ribbon for $2 that we used to decorate with as well as for playing some of the games. I printed off this Star Wars “Happy Birthday” printable banner and used black string to hang it up. We used a black tablecloth ($0.90

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Birthday Son Cupcakes Clearance 107

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 30, 2015

Whether you are browsing at a local thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or just perusing your own garage or basement, we all seem to have an abundance of them! But did you know that are many other ways to use a picture frame besides just framing a picture of your cute cat or precious kiddos? Use as a photo prop.

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Painting Garage Inexpensive Frugal Lives 40

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Type in ‘sewing’ into your search engine and you will get a tremendous number of results, all the way from companies selling sewing machines, patterns, and material, to blogs, class offerings, books, magazines, videos and events! I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. Poly lasts forever!

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Because of this, most of us are probably being taken by paying more for products than we could be paying. To keep up we need to learn that negotiation (aka haggling) is acceptable, expected and useful. Garage sales – need I say more? Our culture now seems to be changing. We need to see our role models negotiating.

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Haggle Haggling Price Discount 202

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year!

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 179

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. I wish we’d thought of writing a book or something on it because we sure lived the life! I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds. Peggy: Oh yes! That took forever!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

After all, a million isn’t what it used to be and if you work hard, save and invest over a lifetime, your chances of crossing that millionaire threshold are actually pretty decent. millionaires in the US alone. The rest of us just try to avoid risk. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er?

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Identity Theft Garage Sale Europe Parenting 230

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

I love going to them and I love having yard sales. If I have a free Saturday morning from April thru September--unfortunately it''s rare--I try to hit a community yard sale. I''m always looking for girls clothing, good books, and clean Tupperware. Every year, we participate in our community''s yard sale. Advertise Online.

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Craigslist Sale Friends And Family Sale TVs 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Take a moment to watch them. You might just learn something. Read my social class dilemma!

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Parents teach us persistence in the things they repeat (verbally and in their actions) day after day. Persistence can be learned.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100