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How To Haggle For A Bargain

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you like saving money, haggling for a better price should become a habit for you, a habit that can easily save you thousands of dollars over the next 10 years. So haggling for a better price was born out of necessity. Hopefully this advice can help you save some money as well and turn the art of haggling into a habit.

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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Baby Clothes Baby items really are a hot commodity, and this includes baby clothes. Since you already gave them such a good deal on the car seat, they are unlikely to haggle too much on the baby clothes’ pricing. The trick here is to make sure that the baby clothes are in good condition.

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Fun with your clothes on: 5 ways to get more out of your vacation

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Haggle (in a friendly way) with a street vendor until one of you caves in. The post Fun with your clothes on: 5 ways to get more out of your vacation appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter. The workweek is fast paced and stressful as it is. Take your time to slow things down several notches. Taste every beer on tap in the local pub.

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How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thrift stores are for more than just clothing, and they are great places to find used furniture for cheap. Some thrift stores only focus on smaller items like clothing. The first thing that you have to do is look at thrift stores in a new light. Some thrift stores have odd hours because they are small businesses.

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

PET Archives: How to make your own clothes. How to haggle for a bargain. If you are new to PET or haven’t gotten a chance to read all the articles in the past, here are few archives you might enjoy. How to conduct an effective family financial analysis. How much money can you live off of? 4 traits of successful people.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

I''m always looking for girls clothing, good books, and clean Tupperware. And by successful, I mean we got rid of just about everything that I put out, except for 3 boxes of winter clothes. Also, include a description of what is being offered in the details, such as sizes of clothing, particular furniture, collectibles, etc.

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How To Recover From A Home Fire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Really, all you have left, if you are lucky enough not to be home, are the clothes on your back and the things you had with you when you left to run that errand, go on that visit or go to work. You may need to haggle with them over what was covered or not. It is mind boggling to think about.

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