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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Spring is a wonderful time of year, but with spring comes spring cleaning. I actually enjoy the thought of spring cleaning. There is something about the thought of being organized and starting a season off on the right (clean) foot that is satisfying. For example, cleaning your gutters is not pleasant in the cold of the winter.

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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

In this scenario, however, there’s no guarantee that your garage sale will make you good money. Thankfully, I know a way to achieve both ends: declutter your home and make money at your next garage sale. What Is a Garage Sale? It all depends on your luck and how good you are at finding the right garage sales in your area.

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Tips to Find the Best Shopping Deals All Year

Saving Cents With Sense

We have been conditioned to start thinking about shopping on Black Friday, but for the savvy consumer there are always deals percolating, which you can take advantage of once you know when the deals are being offered. As a general rule, it is always good to think seasonally when you’re casting about for great gifts at affordable prices.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

With the time and effort it often takes to clean up a room, house or office, professional organizing has become a service that people are willing to pay for. You might start working weekends out of your garage, but as your business takes off, you’ll be well on your way to your own shop and a brand new, full-time career doing what you love.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Decorative pillows and smaller cloth items can be spot cleaned, then tumbled in the clothes dryer to kill germs and freshen them. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture. Dealing with smaller cloth items. Upholstery concerns.

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Nicole’s Nickels Greatest Holiday Gifts of 2012: Gifts for Adults

Nicoles Nickels

Product Name: Plus Classic Clean 2-in-1T Plus. Shampoo plus medium conditioner in a formula that adds manageability, rinses clean and won’t build up. This includes all your laundry necessities like: detergent, bleach, fabric softeners, cleaning solvents, an iron and anything else you have. Product Price: $5-$7.

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Having a Hard Time Getting By? 3 Budget Leaks You May Be Experiencing.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How often do you find yourself purging your closets and cleaning out the garage, selling or donating things that you bought on a whim and never really used? Shopping should not be a pastime; it should be something that you do when you need something. Men are as guilty of this as women are.

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