Couponing 101

MAY 29, 2019

But you don’t have to empty your kids’ college funds to keep them decked out in the latest fashions. You can find used children’s clothing at thrift stores, garage sales, or online via Facebook Marketplace or eBay. Children grow like weeds. Buy Out of Season. Aim for Neutral Items.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As baby grows, we might turn back into fiendish savers – trying to get that retirement fund or college fund built up. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Remember when trade schools abounded and more folks went to them than to college? He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. When did we become a throwaway society?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Maybe you put it at the curb, hoping someone will take it and use it – or you sell it at a garage sale or some other used stuff venue.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living. She used to be a student at a beauty college. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. Hire Students.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

For instance, in college, I was invited to a formal dance occasion. Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. The running joke in high school and college dating circles to indicate a real loser was ….

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