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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains. Here are a few thoughts on giving your child access to music on a budget. Clap sticks from decorated paint stirrers. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Go Frugal'

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10 Tips to Create the Perfect Nursery on a Budget

Saving Cents With Sense

Your baby’s nursery should be a calm, yet stimulating room where your little one can grow, learn and explore. Buy a dated, smooth-gliding rocker at a garage sale for next to nothing and customize it with several yards of fabric and a staple gun. Roller Shades. Choose Changeable Wall Images. All rights reserved.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Whether you are just starting out; wanting to freshen up your own older items; or furnishing a second home, furniture buying can make a big dent in your budget. Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. It had way too many coats of paint on it to ever be pretty again otherwise. Ways to save on furniture.

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Make Your Own Board Game

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I thought it would be fun to have a board game that reinforces thoughts on starting and growing a business. The year before, after all, I successfully made up a role playing game to reinforce the idea of budgets and household cash flow. Unfortunately none seemed to be available to purchase. What is the objective? Play test the game.

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Learn to Negotiate Better Prices

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up in America in the fifties and sixties, I seldom saw negotiation in action. Although our citizens don’t practice the very visible haggling over every item for sale that I saw on that Mexican vacation, I believe we are seeing a trend toward more price negotiation in the U.S.A. Garage sales – need I say more?

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