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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We get desperate to find gifts for everyone on the list. However, in reviewing the best things to wait to buy on various sites, I find that cameras are one of those items. However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. I know I do. Winter clothes. Cosmetics and jewelry.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We bought a lot of our son’s onesies and other items (including a crib) at a consignment shop. It’s possible to find good-quality used furniture for a fraction of the price you would spend on new furniture. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture.

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Collecting – Tips for Fun and Profit

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you do find a bargain, there is most likely something wrong with the object. We could have gotten much more if they were still able to pick up a signal (the electrical wires were too worn and the transistor radio needed a new, hard to find, battery). He used that book to find original, instead of reproduction helmets.