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How to Furnish a New Home For Next to Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Typically they don’t want to bring it to the dump or donate it because the item is in good condition. When we told our friends and family members that we had purchased a house, it seemed as if everyone was offering us tables, chairs, armoires, hutches, headboards, coffee tables, and entertainment centres. Go Frugal'

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. For me, going to sales is not just a means to find things I need at rock bottom prices, it is also entertainment. Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. The old cabinets, faucets, furniture and drapes go on the block.

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