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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. While most folks consider wood and metal used furniture to be quite restorable, many turn their noses up at re-using fabric covered items. You can also find older, quality items at used furniture stores. How to make used furniture usable.

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Should You Spend Your Money on Home Re-Decorating?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve used these finds to help furnish and decorate a vacation rental and to fill in pieces we lacked at home. Some folks view re-decorating as a hobby. One of the fastest ways to change the look of a room is to repaint it, but even that is not cheap – even if you do it yourself. ” What’s your take?

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

When we’re crazy busy and the family is demanding that they be fed, I always have the ingredients for spaghetti on hand. Now go through the list and really ask yourself if you use or need all of it. Do you have a gym membership? Challenge yourself to give a thoughtful gift without spending a lot of money.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had. Pretty things to embed in the wet cement.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). But when you’re trying to save money, cut out this costly expense. When we’re crazy busy and the family is demanding that they be fed, I always have the ingredients for spaghetti on hand. 10 – Do It Yourself. Try freezer cooking.

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D.I.Y. Weekly: Easy Screen Printing

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

In this new weekly feature, we’ll help you save even more money but showing you some easy and fashionable Do-It-Yourself ideas (including a step-by-step guide for your DIY virgins!) ’ I printed these words on my computer, but you can get your message using stencils or tracing over a magazine. .’

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. ” Daisy presents Taking Care of Clothes posted at Add Vodka , saying, “I somehow doubt its a secret that I have a large wardrobe. A world without fashion would be a world without fun.

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