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3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. You can also take advantage of tax free holidays, and you can set up clothing exchange clubs with your friends. Thrift Stores Some people think thrift stores are inherently dirty, but this is often not the case. Many of these stores are crowded.

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Giving: Does It Always Have To Be About The Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Whether you are asked to donate to charity , or whether your cousin needs a little help with his finances, we often get hung up on whether or not we have enough cash to help out. Donate items : Since my son is an only child, his clothing doesn’t get a lot of heavy use. We usually send him home with the leftovers.

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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. Another benefit is that I am cutting the governments out of the loop – there no sales taxes on used stuff (except big things of course, like boats or cars). Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales.

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Apply Minimalist Principles to Your Life, and Reap the Financial Benefits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Once we made the decisions to get rid of a lot of our possessions (we donated them to the thrift shop), we also decided to be careful about the amount of clutter we brought back in to the house. We also say no to excessive activities for our son, and I say no sometimes to other obligations. We were tired of the clutter.

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