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Giving: Does It Always Have To Be About The Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When many of us think about giving, the first thing that comes to mind is money. The reality, though, is that giving doesn’t always have to be about the money. Instead, the money the charity does have can go toward helping more people. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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. ” Jen presents 6 Free Financial Resources & Tools to Improve Your Finances posted at Master the Art of Saving , saying, “If youre interested in monitoring or improving your finances, then you probably dont want to be spending money to do it. Even professional bond market money managers do not beat the bond market.”

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Sports Authority Closing All Stores -BIG Sale Start Next Week

Coupons Do Work

However, earlier this week, the company announced it had failed to find a buyer for those stores, according to CNN Money. They are still in hopes to find that special buyer while the stores are going through the closing process.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. There was no polyester clothing. Clothing had to be ironed to look good.

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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

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Here are some thoughts on ways to save money when you wrap this years gifts. Use paper drop cloth to wrap. If you are like me, you have old material or clothing that is no longer loved or needed. My brother once cleaned potato chip bags after turning them inside out and used those as gift bags! Use old, unwanted material.

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Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

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A lot of you would classify indoor plumbing, central heat, grocery money and gasoline as ‘needs’ But wait, are they really always needs? A lot of times, she didn’t use grocery money either. On wash day, she built a wood fire out in the yard under a big iron cauldron to heat water to wash her clothing.

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Experience Based Graduation Gifts

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While money, electronics, a special book or clothing are all welcomed, an experienced based gift might provide special insight into their future for your young graduates. Examples: Your brother drives a long distance truck and can take on riders. Here are some experienced based graduation gifts by which your student may benefit.