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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? 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.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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5 Budget Friendly Ways to Bring More Life to Your Apartment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. These handy tools attach easily and do not remove paint of wallpaper when you take them down. Related posts: 10 Ways to Shop Green and Budget Friendly During Boxing Day Sales.

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. May starts Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day and ends with Memorial Day—a weekend that’s become a shopping sales bonanza. Happy Birthday America!

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The College Investor: Start Automatic Investing in 2012 – How you can automate your investing in 2012 the easy way. Frugal Confessions : A Great Site to Sign up for Email Offers – Learn about this great tool to hone your frugal skills like I do! Look no further because it is all in here this week. Read away my friends.