Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

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. There were no garage door openers. Coupons were in the newspaper.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower. Containers.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. You may also consider using a framed mirror as a centerpiece on a coffee table. Repurpose drinking glasses, miniature hat boxes or coffee tins covered in fabric as desk organizers. Do you love music?

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. High calorie sodas, coffee, alcohol and juices tend to cost a lot, and the cost adds up over time. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds. Coffee was pretty expense (relative to our income) and we were addicted to the caffeine even then. That took forever!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Saving Everyday

JULY 13, 2012

I keep a stack of big totes in the corner of the garage and we add yard sale items to them year-round. Several of our customers told us that they saw our ad in the newspaper (which only cost me $8). In one day out couponing, I can easily add $10 (or more) to my change jar. Yard Sale = $493.95. Surveys $180.50 .

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Disney Hotel Goals Money 83