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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. My best finds.

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4 Simple Strategies to Save on Children’s Clothes

Couponing 101

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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Declutter Update #1

Family Balance Sheet

I pulled out clothes that I don’t wear and I’ll donate to the thrift store. My kids had a fun time looking at the hair styles and clothing choices of their parents through the years. The shoe shelf in our garage. I reorganized my bedroom closet and dresser. My family has a shoe addiction.

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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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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Dad was a WWII generation kid who grew up on a farm in the Mid-west. He built his own garage. 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? He made his own electric lawnmower.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Kids could roam the neighborhood by themselves safely.

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