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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. I love a bargain.

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4 Simple Strategies to Save on Children’s Clothes

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But you don’t have to empty your kids’ college funds to keep them decked out in the latest fashions. With these four simple strategies, you can save a ton of money on children’s clothes. Retailers discount out-of-season clothing, and these discounts can be substantial. Buy Used Clothing.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I got brand new clothes , a stroller, a playpen, toys, blankets, the list goes on and on. All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. It turns out, quite easily.

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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use paper drop cloth to wrap. I bought a roll in 2011 and have been using it for everything from Christmas wrap to kid crafts to posters to mailing packages every since. If you are like me, you have old material or clothing that is no longer loved or needed. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales.

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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In order to fit in, you might want to dress the same way your co workers dress or drive a similar quality car or send the kids to that upscale private school. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities. Included here is peer pressure. Temperament.

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We especially need essential stuff, like food, water, shelter, heat, clothing, defensive and offensive protection. You may not remember all the stuff you had as a kid, but if you are a parent, you are certainly aware how fast stuff gathers around you when kids come into your life! Humans need stuff. We need stuff to survive.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad was a WWII generation kid who grew up on a farm in the Mid-west. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Remember when high school kids were required to take shop and/or home economics? Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”.

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