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How To Organize A Project

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Organizing Your Computer A while ago, in class, us students were sitting there waiting for the instructor to boot up his computer. 10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale Garage sales are a great way to make some extra money, and they are a great activity for kids during.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I purchased refurbished computers. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture. Before you buy new, consider whether or not you can save money — and the earth — by purchasing the following items used: Electronics. Don’t be!

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Books, trendy clothes, dorm stuff, maybe a car, a computer and more are all on the hunt list. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. We struggle to get more stuff – without money it can be difficult.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those. 1990′s Personal computers and the internet. We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life.

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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. This was prior to internet days, so he had stacks and stacks of Wall Street Journals in his closet and did most of the charting by hand (although he was trying to learn the Basic programming language to do his charts on a very early computer.)

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love to shop garage sales. 3 Money Saving Tips While Computer Shopping. Get together with friends or neighbors to do a clothing exchange party where each one brings a number of nice used clothing or school related items and leaves with a different set they can actually use. Learn to love hand me downs from relatives.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Hosting garage sales & reselling items. It’s usually cheaper overall between car rental costs & paying for parking wherever I’m visiting, plus you get to know the area much more intimately than you would from inside a vehicle. What frugal tips have you tried and abandoned?