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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. Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. I used it for years and sold it – for $25 – last summer in my own garage sale. My ribbon however came from a garage sale. Go Frugal'

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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores. Cheap or frugal? I wash and reuse freezer bags.

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