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Top 5 Must Know Negotiation Tips To Get Anything You Want

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We can negotiate to get a good price on an item in a garage sale, or we can negotiate to close a million dollar deal. Understand Your Communication Skills – There are three things you need to understand. Second, know that everyone has their own way of communicating. Top 5 Negotiation Tips.

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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? He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. I’ve got a lot of things that need fixing! When did we become a throwaway society? Do you enjoy making old things new again?

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Hosting garage sales & reselling items. Watching Kristen go through everything she’s been through these last few years, and the excitement she communicates about her nursing studies, really made me think “I could do this. What frugal tips have you tried and abandoned? And I had no kids or spouse!