Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 6, 2011
A lot of us frequent garage sales. But once you have made your millions – would you still go garage sale-ing? Why would a millionaire want to continue to shop at garage sales? Garage sales are one of the few USA venues where negotiation on the price of goods to be bought is expected.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 3, 2014
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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 24, 2013
If you want to save money, one of the best options is to buy used. Not only can buying something second-hand help you save money, but it also reduces the amount of resources that you use. Buying used is one way to increase the sustainability of your life. There are many consumer electronics items that you can purchase used.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
The grown birds also provided entertainment and exercise the day a neighborhood dog broke into the enclosure and the birds scattered all over the neighborhood. Now that I think back, that probably provided the neighbors with quite a bit of entertainment as well. Hubby used to be way into contests and giveaways.
Couponing 101
DECEMBER 8, 2012
If you’re planning a Star Wars party for your child, hopefully this post will give you some money-saving ideas! I purchased a few packages of silver and lime green balloons for less than $1 each and some ribbon for $2 that we used to decorate with as well as for playing some of the games. We used a black tablecloth ($0.90
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes!
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