For the Mommas

JULY 28, 2016

If your garage, attic, closets, and surfaces are filled with clutter, all that extra stuff can get in the way of a full experience of life as it was meant to be lived. Home Remedies: Do It Yourself Alternative by Anna Mak. Minimalist Living: Decluttering for Joy by Genevieve Parker Hill. Well, now you can!

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Fryers Do It Yourself Fry's Garage 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? One of the fastest ways to change the look of a room is to repaint it, but even that is not cheap – even if you do it yourself. I’ve used these finds to help furnish and decorate a vacation rental and to fill in pieces we lacked at home. ” What is the cost?

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Home Money Home and Garden Painting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2012

If you don’t know how to do the following things, I suggest that you Google it or watch a YouTube tutorial prior to giving it a try. Oil Changes In your average car, the oil pan is not hard to access, so oil changes are fairly easy to do by yourself, as long as you have a flat driveway or garage and good lighting.

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Cars Car DIY Fuel 202

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Do it yourself. Instead of hiring someone to do something, try doing it yourself first. If you don’t know how to do it, search online. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. If you are going to attempt do it yourself upholstery, I recommend getting a tack puller and a staple gun that will be fairly easy shoot staples with and that will handle longer, thinner upholstery staples. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

After all, both Mom and Dad had been do-it-yourselfers and had trained me up to work right alongside them. When I go to garage sales, I see folks selling nearly new home decorations for a pittance. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership. It doesn’t pay to re-decorate every few years.

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