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10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sales are a great way to make some extra money, and they are a great activity for kids during the summer break. With the proper amount of planning, you can have an easy, stress free garage sale where you make a profit. If you follow these tips, it will be easy to manage your own garage sale.

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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Craigslist – a quick search in my area under musical instruments looking for keyboards showed them from $30 and up. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. My grandson gets to play various instruments in his 3 rd grade music class, without having to purchase them.

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6 Tips to Save Money On Home Décor

Saving Cents With Sense

Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. Did you know that there is an entire section on Craigslist dedicated to free stuff? If you can’t sell something, consider donating it and at least getting the tax write off. 2 – Look for free stuff, too.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

My micro-goals for achieving this are layered and consist of a series of tasks such as bringing the extra television downstairs to replace the old one in the nook. moving the sewing machine to the spare room (I hope to set up a separate area in there, once it's been thoroughly de-cluttered and reorganized).painting the carpet.

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