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Not So Free – Free Things

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love going to garage sales. This past weekend, I went out garage sailing just for fun. I took it apart (which took about an hour) and am stripping the paint off the iron (think at least one can of paint stripper) and then will spray with Rust-oleum – and I just found out that the cans I thought I had had been used on lamps!

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Complete List of Stores at Disney Springs + Free Guide

Saving Everyday

Needless to say, I could’ve used a list of stores at Disney Springs that day, and that’s exactly why I’ve put this list together for you! The closest parking is Orange Garage, which brings you out near Splitsville, Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew, and the AMC Theaters. Most of the stores will be to the left.

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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Alex Duncan shows you how to make a one note balloon bassoon using 40 mm pvc pipe, garden hose, duck tape and a balloon in a You Tube video. Find A Used Instrument. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. She gives a step by step on her site.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She also scarfed up any other gift wrap that looked usable, and she stored it carefully away for use the next year. Use paper drop cloth to wrap. I bought a roll in 2011 and have been using it for everything from Christmas wrap to kid crafts to posters to mailing packages every since. Use paper from other sources.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

, riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. 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 air conditioned homes.

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Yankee Candle Bacon and Popcorn Man Candles Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

The collection, launched last year to tremendous response, was created uniquely for men to be enjoyed in their “man town,” whether that is the den, the basement or even the garage. I enjoy food scented candles though I am used to them being dessert scents! We tried the Bacon and the Popcorn flavors and thought both were really cool.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

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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