The Frugal Girl
OCTOBER 2, 2023
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. If you DO want random things to match, paint them! That leads to clutter!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 30, 2012
Thrift stores are for more than just clothing, and they are great places to find used furniture for cheap. The first thing that you have to do is look at thrift stores in a new light. Pull Out the Phonebook – You want to call around and get locations and hours for your local thrift stores.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 4, 2012
Most people think clothes when they think about what a thrift shop sells, but these shops often sell a number of other things that people can use in their day to day lives. Larger thrift stores like the Salvation Army and Goodwill, often have a little bit of everything in their stores. Take a peek. Take a peek.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 30, 2014
Since there were four chairs and only three fit at the island, we repurposed the fourth chair by painting it and using it as a decoration in our spare bedroom. We painted the chair white (it used to be espresso brown) and freshened up the beige suede seat with a mustard color fabric that went well with the room. Refinish Free Items.
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? I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. Cheap or frugal?
Marnies Coupon-a-rama
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
REprinted by reader request: The other place was an interesting store. It''s a discount/resale/thrift store connected to Clark''s Wholesale Paints. Besides knit caps and winter gloves for $2.00, they had new tools at huge discounts, used furniture, Route 66 memorabilia, and very good prices on latex paint.
Saving Cents With Sense
OCTOBER 1, 2013
It is so cheap, usually $1 for a big bag at your local dollar store. You can then frame the arrangement in a simple orange or black frame (spray paint a dollar store or thrift store frame to get this look) and you have instant art! Then, apply coat of inexpensive black, orange, or purple spray paint.
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