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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art. Donate the items you no longer want to keep. For example, cleaning your gutters is not pleasant in the cold of the winter. Wipe Down the Walls.

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Save Money – Make Shoes Last

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It was a common occurrence to go get new heels put on your shoes (and to protect those heels with taps), and to have leather shoes re-soled multiple times. Shoes were re-dyed, re-heeled, re-soled, fixed and worn as long as possible. Don’t use a hair dryer to dry them out as this can damage the leather.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff? I swore I’d never buy used junk again… but now I’ve changed my mind. Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity.

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9 Tips for Setting up and Settling into a New Home

Koupon Karen

It’s a place where new residents quickly feel at home, thanks to the warm, welcoming community and the endless outdoor activities available right at their doorstep. For items you decide to donate, research local charities or organizations that can benefit from them, ensuring your unwanted items help others.

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. For example, if you want to buy slightly used home furnishings, find an upscale neighborhood where the kids are mostly grown. If you are still reluctant to buy used, consider the below bargains. My best finds.

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Peaceful Skin with Kiss My Face Peace Soap

Nicoles Nickels

Peace soap is super versatile – you can clean everything from yourself to your stuff and when you’re traveling having a product that has multiple uses is key! Kiss My Face introduces another use for its popular multi purpose Peace Soap…traveling! Minimal Ingredients…Countless Travel Uses! Natural Fragrance.

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20 Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities

Family Balance Sheet

Rail trails are old railway lines that have been converted to multi-use paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Do you like to picnic, hike, swim, camp, bike, bird watch, canoe, fish, and spend your free time exploring the great outdoors? Out & About. Head to the Rail Trails.

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