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How To Haggle For A Bargain

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you like saving money, haggling for a better price should become a habit for you, a habit that can easily save you thousands of dollars over the next 10 years. So haggling for a better price was born out of necessity. Hopefully this advice can help you save some money as well and turn the art of haggling into a habit.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. To get the best deal when buying your house, you have to negotiate. To get the best buy on new furniture to fill your house, you have to negotiate.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There was a car parked in the driveway, making me think someone was home. The family and dogs had not been home. Really, all you have left, if you are lucky enough not to be home, are the clothes on your back and the things you had with you when you left to run that errand, go on that visit or go to work. According to FEMA. “

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10 Items to Sell at a Yard Sale (and Make the Most Money)

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Finding what to sell at a yard sale can be as simple as decluttering your home and putting everything you don’t need up for sale. Thankfully, I know a way to achieve both ends: declutter your home and make money at your next garage sale. Parents are always looking to buy their kids sports equipment. What Is a Garage Sale?

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How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some small thrift stores don’t accept credit cards and a budget will help keep you from overspending or buying things that you do not necessarily need that day. Tip: Leaving your cards at home, or at least in the car, will help you stick to your budget because you can only use the cash that you have on hand.

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Affordable International Travel Destinations

Couponing 101

You can get cheap and delicious home cooked meals in most local-run small cafes. The southern region has some gorgeous beaches and if you are willing to haggle your prices most restaurants and guesthouses will accept your offers for much less than you would pay online. Save money by renting a house instead of staying in a hotel.

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Go Slowly Towards Financial Security

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Do you often make impulse buys? These are the times I buy the wrong thing or something I didn’t really need. I once bought a skirt in a hurry that I already had at home! These buying mistakes can be costly; I have found this out the hard way. Do I have something at home that can do the same job?

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