Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Last week I visited a garage sale.

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Buy Buying Coke Garage Sale 100

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? The actual term Repair Cafe is the trademark of a company called Stitching Repair Cafe which provides support for starting local cafes. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? Type in ‘sewing’ into your search engine and you will get a tremendous number of results, all the way from companies selling sewing machines, patterns, and material, to blogs, class offerings, books, magazines, videos and events!

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

101 Centavos : Interview With Foster Wilson of MESA EXPLORATION – Mesa Exploration (formerly Mesa Uranium) is a junior exploration company active in Utah and Arizona. Frugal Confessions : A Great Site to Sign up for Email Offers – Learn about this great tool to hone your frugal skills like I do! Turn off the lights.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220