Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 25, 2014
I’m in good company with my love of all things used. 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. Just look at the many people scouring garage sales in the summer. Do you buy used?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 22, 2012
Companies downsize. When you are spending more than you actually make a month, you need to downsize your appetite, your desire for flashy clothes, your shoe collection, your car collection, and your attitude. It doesn’t mean that you have to wear sack cloth and douse yourself in ashes every morning. Buy Store Brands.
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Couponing 101
JUNE 11, 2019
If medical bills aren’t enough, you’ll have to worry about strollers, car seats, changing tables, cribs, clothes… it may seem like the expenses never end. Babies grow quickly, so you might find perfectly good baby clothes that were barely used at a thrift shop. Your sister has some baby clothes her kid has outgrown.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 16, 2015
Cable & Land Line – Due to a humongous price increase and a company who didn’t want to negotiate, we cancelled our cable & land line a few years ago. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Crew, Gap, and Limited.
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. The Jones Design Company will, for the price of your email id, let you down load several different tag design pdfs to print and use. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales.
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. and she makes all her own clothes”. To custom design and hand tailor.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 17, 2013
The actual term Repair Cafe is the trademark of a company called Stitching Repair Cafe which provides support for starting local cafes. You can take an active role in changing our throw away society to one that produces less waste, and reduces consumerism. Oh, and did I mention, you could save money? How can you start your own repair cafe?
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