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A Lego bookshelf for Zoe

The Frugal Girl

A nice thing about using the same paint over and over is that this shelf is exactly the same shade of white as Zoe’s bed, which I painted several years ago when I took apart Sonia and Zoe’s bunkbeds. Because it was toooo cold to paint outside (paint prefers more temperate temperatures. ? )

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Want to save money? Let go of the need for matching

The Frugal Girl

If you’re patient, you can find cheap things that coordinate If you are a stickler for matching, it’s going to be nigh onto impossible to use thrift stores and Buy Nothing groups to find things that were meant to go together. But if you are willing to be patient, it definitely is possible to find cheap/free things that coordinate.

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Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Typically, you don’t have much wall space to paint in a bathroom after installing the mirrors, shower, tiles, and bathroom cabinets. Try painting it yourself instead of hiring a painter. Cheap throw pillows and blankets are easy to find. Use framed photos to decorate bare walls instead of high priced paintings.

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Cheap and Free Kindle eBooks: Don’t Paint the Vat, Baking with Less Sugar and More

For the Mommas

Cheap and Free Kindle eBooks: Don’t Paint the Vat, Baking with Less Sugar and More. We have some of the best-selling FREE and Cheap Kindle Books from Amazon here! The books include An Only Child and Her Sister, Don’t Paint the Cat, Baking with Less Sugar and more.

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Today: War Paint

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Both Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole have been Tony-nominated for “War Paint,” the Broadway musical about the rivalry between entrepreneurs Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden. The post Today: War Paint appeared first on The LV Guide.

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On the Cheap: Puffy Paint Pictures

For the Mommas

Puffy Paint Craft. Check out how to make this Puffy Paint Craft. Check out how to make this Puffy Paint Craft. I absolutely adore this idea from One Crafty Mumma. This is a great idea for an impromptu craft hour. If you bake bread, you already may have these ingredients sitting around. a few little drops of food coloring.

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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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? I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. Cheap or frugal?

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