Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

But to reach full consumer status, they have to be taught to want things – and they learn fast. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Last week I visited a garage sale. This is a biggie while you are on vacation (you won’t get back this way, buy it now) or at a sale event (such as a garage sale or estate sale or auction). It was eye opening for the 10 year old.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? Not only is it expensive, but it is also time consuming to come up with the design, decide on the color, locate the material and put it in place. I’ve used these finds to help furnish and decorate a vacation rental and to fill in pieces we lacked at home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. You can pick up beautiful decorations, wreaths, linens, trees and more at these sales. These make nice gifts too. Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. But being kind to.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 21, 2011

Consumer Products Best Baby Products $5. Maybe you have been wanting to have a garage sale but have not wanted to go through the hassle of setting up and tearing down. Chicken Soup for the Soul – 2 Book Set $10. Sz14 Girls’ abercrombie + old navy skinn $20. 3T Bonnie Jean dress, TCP dress & khakis $25.

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Old Navy Sale Halloween Friends And Family Sale 55

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Although we tried diligently to follow this at one point in our lives, we found it a bit too time consuming to really follow it long term. I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. My copy has a copyright date of 2008.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. I wasn’t quite so good on that one!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers. However, times have changed.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. I see many ads on Craigslist that are very vague and just say, "community yard sale". If I stop by a yard sale and nothing is marked, I usually walk away. Pricing doesn''t have to be time consuming.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Otherwise it was too boring, too labor intensive and too time consuming to do. Depositing part of your check in the bank for savings before you spend it on anything else.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100