Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 21, 2012

For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. Thrift Stores Some people think thrift stores are inherently dirty, but this is often not the case. For this reason, thrift stores are a great place to find gently used children’s clothing. Many of these stores are crowded.

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Saving Money Thrift Stores Money Thrifting 187

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) My son with one of our baby goats I remember for many years looking at any recipe that asked for more than one kind of cheese and rejecting it right away.

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Oregon Home and Garden Kids and Family Money 190

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

I made a set of short drapes for my son’s room by simply putting a hem all around the fabric and attaching a tape at the top that let me insert hooks that made the pleats form. For instance, in college, I was invited to a formal dance occasion. Some of these kinds of projects also require minimal skills. It’s not cool.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. I always worked while in high school and college. I paid for college with a number of student loans that I just finished paying off last year. Princess Diana knew that her sons couldn’t work minimum wage jobs.

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Daughter Kids Kids and Family Parenting 242