Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

We especially need essential stuff, like food, water, shelter, heat, clothing, defensive and offensive protection. Cradles, cribs, play pens, changing tables, strollers, high chairs, diapers, diaper bags, car seats, baby clothes and TOYS TOYS TOYS and more TOYS. Humans need stuff. We need stuff to survive. You get stuff.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Clothing is cheap, sewing is not. We tend to throw away clothing instead of mending it and we count on cheap overseas labor to keep manufactured clothing easily affordable. There are many crafters, clothing designers and beginning savers who sew. I could work and make many times more than I could ever save by sewing.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. Often older cloth furniture retains the smells from its prior life. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities. As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

How about when a lamp stops working? I give away perfectly good electronics because they are ‘out of date’ – they don’t work with new software. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Many of us throw the broken or outdated item out.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2014

I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. Considering that many of us have walk in closets that house more clothes than we can wear in three months, it’s easy to see how her philosophy would lead to a lot less clutter, expense, and environmental cost.

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Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

According to the July 15, 2010 Back to School Survey from the National Retail Federation, the average family spent around $600 per child for back to school needs, split between clothing (37%); electronics (30%); shoes (17%) and school supplies (16%). learning to give by having them donate last years clothing. Get Social.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 27, 2011

You no longer have to go to garage sales and flea markets to pick up these items. 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work. 8 Ways to Save Money on Clothes. Secondhand products are often just as effective and as attractive as brand new items. Just visit sites like Ebay, Amazon, and Craigslist.

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Saving Money Green Money Bulk 157

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

How to Save on Clothes by It’s A Fabulous Life. 5 Tips for Getting the Best Deals On Spring and Summer Clothing For Your Kids by Two Kids & A Coupon. 8 Budget Fitness Tips – Work Your Body NOT Your Wallet by Thrifty Jinxy. 5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. by Thrifty Jinxy.

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Saving Money Frugal Money Thrifty 71

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now I’m living on the small acreage that I was raised on (which is now smack dab in the middle of town & 2 miles from work) with my mom & my two kids, 15 & 8. We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 178

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 188

Saving Everyday

JANUARY 1, 2015

How to Save on Clothes by It’s A Fabulous Life. 5 Tips for Getting the Best Deals On Spring and Summer Clothing For Your Kids by Two Kids & A Coupon. 8 Budget Fitness Tips – Work Your Body NOT Your Wallet by Thrifty Jinxy. 5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. by Thrifty Jinxy.

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Saving Money Frugal Money Thrifty 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff. We didn’t have a clothes dryer. Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

I love going to them and I love having yard sales. If I have a free Saturday morning from April thru September--unfortunately it''s rare--I try to hit a community yard sale. I''m always looking for girls clothing, good books, and clean Tupperware. Every year, we participate in our community''s yard sale. Price Your Stuff.

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Craigslist Sale Friends And Family Sale TVs 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. You have a latte on the way to work every day. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. You have bad money habits.

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

Clearance: Winter clothing, snow shovels, ski and sledding equipment. Other Items on Sale: 5 for $5 deals on bags of fruit, luggage. Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales.

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. This nurse spent her career working with people who were dying, beyond recovery, and aware of it. Her job, primarily, was to provide comfort, whether that be physical or emotional.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220