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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

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If you want to save money, one of the best options is to buy used. Not only can buying something second-hand help you save money, but it also reduces the amount of resources that you use. Buying used is one way to increase the sustainability of your life. There are many consumer electronics items that you can purchase used.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

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Sure I knew about the ‘White sales’ – the ones stores used to have in January on sheets and towels and such, but I really hadn’t a clue that there is a best time to buy many other things! Winter clothes. Brand name TVs. Most claimed that the holiday sales were of no-name TVs.

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Labor Day 2016: Tons of Freebies, Deals and Cheapies

Coupons Do Work

Labor Day Deals on Clothing, Shoe Sales and More. Aveda: Receive free shipping plus a free sample with any order using promo code AVEDALS until Sept. Labor Day TV Sales and Electronics Specials. Labor Day is a great time to shop for TVs for football season. So here are a list of places to save money on Labor Day!

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Growing up in the 1950?s

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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. Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. Some of us did not have central heat. There was no polyester clothing.

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Are You Letting Your Luxuries Become Needs?

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Most of us can’t get by without some sort of phone. It allows loved ones to contact us, and it can be useful when you are in an emergency situation. TVs, cable, Internet service, certain clothes, particular foods, and even some social activities. Is That REALLY a Need? You need to be able to draw that line.

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Take Your Kids on a Money Trip to the Store

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Point out any overhead TVs that are showing store ads. Use the word brand and explain what it means. Learn About Impulse Buying vs. Using A List. Learn About Brands. Have the kids find 5 things each that they recognize. To refresh your memory, brand is defined on Wikipedia as. Probably something that is not on your list.

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Everyday Changes that Save Money & Help our Planet + a $25 GIANT FOOD STORES Gift Card Giveaway

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However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. In an effort over the years to save money at the grocery store and reduce our waste, I’ve found reusable alternatives to many paper products that we were using.