Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

The actual term Repair Cafe is the trademark of a company called Stitching Repair Cafe which provides support for starting local cafes. You can take an active role in changing our throw away society to one that produces less waste, and reduces consumerism. Oh, and did I mention, you could save money? How can you start your own repair cafe?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Thrift shops. I found wood frames for my national park posters and a wildlife themed shower curtain at the local thrift stores. Check out Angie’s list – which has a membership fee – to see what folks in your area are saying about various companies. Garage or estate sales. Make it yourself items. Craigs list.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Cable & Land Line – Due to a humongous price increase and a company who didn’t want to negotiate, we cancelled our cable & land line. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. If this interests you, also read, How We Watch Really Great TV Without Cable.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Become an Instacart shopper.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. The main purpose is just to enjoy each others company! Tickets were quite expensive, but my company paid half. They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. Save On Gifts And Wrapping.

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For the Mommas

JULY 27, 2016

Many companies have new Mom or new parent offers you can sign up for even before the little one arrives. Goodwill and thrift stores offer great prices on new and gently used items. Sign up for New Parent Offers. You can score some pretty great stuff and lots of coupons with some of these offers. Buy second hand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Forget about what happened at your old company – they just didn’t need your talent anymore. Give away a dollar in front of the thrift store. Before you can move on, you have to forgive yourself. Re-establish your self-esteem. Don’t blame yourself for someone else’s mistake. Being sick is not your fault.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

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

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

No, I’m not talking about starting your own Mr. Clean company, although that would be great. It’s like having a yard sale or visiting a thrift store but in the form of a barter trade where no extra cash is exchanged. It helps us stay fit, bond more, and save me a ton of money. Do you get what I mean?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. There are things we had to do that made us look weird: home school, skip eating out as much with family, doing my own hair & nails, getting a wardrobe from the thrift store and forgoing paper towels.

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