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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandson gets to play various instruments in his 3 rd grade music class, without having to purchase them. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Find A Used Instrument. Pawn shops – there are even some that specialize in musical instruments.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Then, my friends pay for baby and me exercise classes so they can get out of the house, make friends, and get some exercises. They may also enroll in other baby classes like music and swim lessons.

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How To Organize A Project

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Organizing Your Computer A while ago, in class, us students were sitting there waiting for the instructor to boot up his computer. 10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale Garage sales are a great way to make some extra money, and they are a great activity for kids during.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

Free Local Classes. Many gyms and fitness classes offer free events for the public. This might be a complimentary 2 week trial membership, or simply a free class. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!)

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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Type in ‘sewing’ into your search engine and you will get a tremendous number of results, all the way from companies selling sewing machines, patterns, and material, to blogs, class offerings, books, magazines, videos and events! You had to have taken classes or learned to sew somehow, which also took time.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Those classes taught usable skills. Do you keep things until no one else wants them? Do you enjoy making old things new again? If so, you are in the minority.

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Beginning Exercise without Breaking the Bank

Saving Cents With Sense

Free Local Classes. Many gyms and fitness classes offer free events for the public. This might be a complimentary 2 week trial membership, or simply a free class. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!)

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