Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

This works really well in clothing stores, as well as home improvement warehouses like The Home Depot and Lowe’s. Because these type of stores have many items with imperfections which places you in an excellent negotiating position. How to Save Money with Coupons and Discount Codes. Look For Imperfect Items.

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Haggle Haggling Bargain Home Depot 211

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I have (for many years) always wondered how to live frugally. As I grew older and had my own children, I thought, there has to be away to save money but never did learn how until I reached my late 30’s. How to Live a Frugal Lifestyle. Shop Thrift Stores. I love shopping at Thrift Shops and Discount Stores.

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Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I have (for many years) always wondered how to live frugally. As I grew older and had my own children, I thought, there has to be away to save money but never did learn how until I reached my late 30’s. How to Live a Frugal Lifestyle. Shop Thrift Stores. I love shopping at Thrift Shops and Discount Stores.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 21, 2012

Back to school clothes shopping can be very expensive even if you only have one child. For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. You can also take advantage of tax free holidays, and you can set up clothing exchange clubs with your friends. Many of these stores are crowded.

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Saving Money Thrift Stores Money Thrifting 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2012

Tell us how you use your Kindle. How to Have Fun on a Budget Having fun and finding entertainment and recreation opportunities doesn’t have to be expensive, which is great news when you are. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET.

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Saving Money Money Library Saving 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. This is what I did and the job was much bigger than I thought so, come bed time, the bed was still under a pile of clothing! Will I wear/want this? Do I need it?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

“How to Live Large and Have Fun”, “How to Spend Millions on Credit and Never Pay a Dime”, “Live Large and On Charge…Cards”, “Living High on the Hog: The Art of Budget Busting”…these are all titles of fictitious books, but they might as well be bestsellers. Buy Store Brands. Don’t know how to cook?

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Saving Money Money Budgeting Budget 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2014

Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. About half of my children’s clothing is bought used, and about 75% of my husband’s and my clothing is used. Rather than spending money buying clothes in a new size every few months, I bought at garage sales and thrift stores.

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Buying Second-Hand Saving Money Money Garage Sale 177

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 8, 2012

I love, Love, LOVE clothes. I am a military wife and our clothing budget is Spartan, at best. So how does a Spartan mom dress her family these days? About five years ago, I started thrifting. As a grad student, I had hit a few “vintage” shops but had never really looked to outfit myself or children using resale clothing.

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Thrifting Thrift Stores Clothes Clothing 76

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2013

Much of the time, baby clothes aren’t used harshly — especially newborn and early infant clothing. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores 10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale 5 Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores How to Save Money on Baby Costs.

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Saving Money Money Used Buy 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

I got brand new clothes , a stroller, a playpen, toys, blankets, the list goes on and on. Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Garlick got all of her children’s clothes and gear from friends, family, and sites like Freecycle.

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

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. If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? and she makes all her own clothes”.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

If you ask someone if they like to sit around and compare things; people, clothing styles, shiny cars, neighborhoods, they’ll tell you, “No, of course not, it isn’t nice to compare.” The truth is that you can fill your cupboards to overflowing even on a tight budget, if you know the tricks. What are these pantry filling tricks?

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Groceries Grocery Bills Used 252

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries. We found a YouTube video that showed us specifically how to fix it. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Related reading: Rakuten Review: How to Earn Cash Back. Pretty nails and toes?

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

Read How to Get a FREE Gym Membership for more details. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. It saves us $67 a month.

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Budgeting Budget Thrifting Thrift Stores 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Use paper drop cloth to wrap. If you are like me, you have old material or clothing that is no longer loved or needed. How fabulous would that gift look wrapped in part of your old velvet cape? Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Use old, unwanted material. Go Green'

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

Members would learn how to fix the items or watch other volunteers who are handy and know how.”. Watching someone else fix something helps you learn how, lets you know it is possible and provides on the spot availability for mentor-ship, It seems to be a substitute for the times when parents showed their kids how to repair things.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. If you want to buy kids toys or clothes, look for new home neighborhoods with lots of pre-school or grade school aged kids. Books and DVDs.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. We found a You Tube video that showed us specifically how to fix it. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2013

What money lessons do you teach your children at the store? Ways for Busy Parents to Teach Young Children About Money DIY Butterfly Garden 10 Summer Fun Activities For Your Kids How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A… How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money.

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Money Kids Storing Kids and Family 229

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Donate items : Since my son is an only child, his clothing doesn’t get a lot of heavy use. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them. Don’t limit yourself to the thrift stores, either. How do you approach giving?

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Giving Money Donation Bills 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From taking good care of your car, to properly caring for your clothing, to keeping your appliances in working order, taking care of what you already have helps it last longer. You won’t need to make as many trips to the store if you make it a point to maintain what you already have. Take Care of Your Things. Go Green'

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 13, 2013

5 Ways To Save Money On Moving Expenses Budget and Kid Friendly Fun How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. Adjusting to a new town can be difficult, but using these tips to explore can make that adaption period easier. Frugal Fun Is ‘Going Green’ Killing Our Economy? Travel Tips'

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Golf Thrift Stores Green And Frugal Budgeting 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

So how to do we pass along our ideals and actions to our children without forcing it on them? Teach them how to recycle household items like plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, etc. So, have you given any thought to how to teach your children about sustainable living? What kinds of things have you tried?

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Thrifty Recycle Recycled Recycling 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. How to make used furniture usable. Often older cloth furniture retains the smells from its prior life. Furniture with cloth components can also harbor things you don’t want to even think about. Dealing with smaller cloth items. The sun bakes out.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

We have accumulated a lot of stuff – lose screws, highly prized collectibles, everyday essentials, clothes that ‘might fit again someday’, tools, children’s artwork, food stuffs and more. Store food in the kitchen or as close to it as possible. It is just common sense and most of us do it most of the time.

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Organic Organization Home Painting 177

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Variable categories change monthly depending on your spending habits and include categories like groceries, dining out, clothing, utilities, and entertainment. I shared our strategies in this post, How to Save Money at a Restaurant and Enjoy a Meal Out. Read How to Get a FREE Gym Membership for more details.

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Budgeting Budget Finance Organic 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. There was no polyester clothing. Clothing had to be ironed to look good. Most of us did not have air conditioned homes. People opened their windows and used attic fans or sat in metal lawn chairs outside to cool off. People dressed up.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

AUGUST 11, 2009

The icing on the cake was when I was leaving Maine on my way home to Boston, I stopped at this awesome thrift store right before I got to the highway in York. Unfortunately, I didn't find to much clothing in my size (these are the times I wish I knew how to tailor clothes.oh This place was heaven!!

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Thrifty Thrift Stores Thrifting Old Navy 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. Stepcase Lifehack shares with us tips on how to live with 100 things or less. How about you? Being Frugal tells us how we can rock the thrift stores. Aspiring Millionaire tells us how to best sell our home.

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January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

My dad taught my mom how to drive manual, my uncle taught my aunt, my fiancé even taught his ex how to drive manual. But now that I’ve progressed in my practice these 5 years, and have the room in my budget, I have a $130 mat, a few sets of nice yoga clothes, and $2500 teacher training. I really assumed I would get it.

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 192

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. Luckily, there are now so many free books, podcasts, and other resources to learn about how to handle finances 16.

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 184

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!). Assign a budget category to each transaction, so you can add up what you spend on food, fuel, clothing, self-care, etc. For a list of budget categories, read: How to Start a Budget. 4 – Start Planning for Spring/Summer Clothing.

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

How to Drastically Reduce the Amount of Money You Spend Each Month. No matter how much money we’re bringing in, just about all of us feel as if we could stand to cut down on our spending and put a little bit more money into our rainy day fund. Any mom knows that kids get sick of toys and grow out of clothes pretty darn quickly.

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Money Goals Kids and Family Saving Money 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. Through it all, I learned how to budget my money and how to find bargains. . My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory. During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5

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Daughter Kids Kids and Family Parenting 242

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Go build a treehouse in the backyard or teach your kids how to bake. There are a million hacks on how to clean various surfaces in your home using them; all you have to do is research. It can be anything from kids’ toys to storybooks, recipes, school supplies, kids’ clothes, DIY craft supplies—you name it.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52