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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

He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? He made his own electric lawnmower. He fixed his own car. 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!

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How to Prepare For A Hurricane | Emergency Checklist

For the Mommas

Family communications. Reinforce your garage doors; if wind enters a garage, it can cause dangerous and expensive structural damage. Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so it is important to know how you will contact one another, how you will get back together and what you will do in case of an emergency.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

Today, my husband and I can’t park a car in our garage because it is filled with 5 bikes, 2 scooters, 2 wagons, and a big wheel. We are communicating regularly. My children, however, are 9 & 7 and have just finished the third & first grades. Our business is again thriving. We are in control of our cash flow.

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UPS My Choice Review and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

They just select from a drop-down list of location options like — leave it at the Side Door…the Garage…on the Porch…in the Management Office of my apartment complex or the Shed out back!” As a Premium member, consumers can even provide their UPS driver with detailed instructions on where to leave a package.

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Buying A House In 2023: A Step-By-Step Guide

Savings Corner

If there are problems that haven’t been addressed, have your agent communicate immediately with the seller and your lender. Make sure you’re given all house keys, entry codes and garage door openers before leaving the closing. Ask your agent to attend with you — they can act as a witness and help answer any questions.

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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? Someone else took care of all the landscaping.