Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Garage sales are a great way to make some extra money, and they are a great activity for kids during the summer break. With the proper amount of planning, you can have an easy, stress free garage sale where you make a profit. If you follow these tips, it will be easy to manage your own garage sale.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. Finding a new purpose for an old item is one of the joys of finding bargains at garage sales.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 1, 2015
I wonder if I’m really being frugal or if I am just being cheap. To me, frugal implies using resources in the wisest fashion and cheap implies a specific focus on getting the lowest price. Help me out, am I being cheap or just smart about money? Cheap or frugal? Cheap or frugal? Cheap or frugal?
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
I found you through your post, “Soap Is Cheap, in Sept 2021. If I could spend it without strings, I might just donate it to a food pantry. He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) In my area, housing is cheap. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 3, 2014
While I appreciate the thought, those toys don’t get used often, and I feel bad donating them or giving them away. I have a soft spot for good sales, whether they be at the local retail store (I bought way too many Gymboree shirts for my daughter when they were on sale for $3.99) or at a garage sale. What do I have to lose?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Avoid buying cheap clothing new. Donate good clothing you really can’t use to a non-profit and bank the tax deduction. There have been countless times I have seen nearly new, decorator pieces being sold for pennies on the dollar at garage sales because the homeowner decided to re-decorate. Buy good clothing, used.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. You donate to suitable charities. Maybe you put it at the curb, hoping someone will take it and use it – or you sell it at a garage sale or some other used stuff venue.
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