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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. I look for the neighborhood sales, which are usually either in spring or fall.

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Organizing With Baskets ~ Ultimate Blog Swap

Family Balance Sheet

You’ll find me posting over at Adventures of Life, Love and Librarianship about Asking for a Discount in Today's Economy , and I’m excited to welcome Liz from Hoosier Homemade to Family Balance Sheet: Hi there, Family Balance Sheet fans! I'm Liz from Hoosier Homemade , and am so excited to be chatting with you today. I cook and bake.A

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9 Tips for Setting up and Settling into a New Home

Koupon Karen

Consider hosting a garage sale or listing items online to sell. Take this opportunity to deep clean every nook and cranny, from ceiling fans to baseboards. Not only does this lighten your load, but it can also provide extra funds to help with moving expenses.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There have been countless times I have seen nearly new, decorator pieces being sold for pennies on the dollar at garage sales because the homeowner decided to re-decorate. If you can’t afford air-conditioning, consider a ceiling or attic fan as an alternative. Avoid re-decorating your home every few years.

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Introducing the new Marketplace Feature | Buy & Sell What YOU Want

Saving Cents With Sense

You can now buy, sell, trade, and share, with fellow fans ! Think of Ubokia as being an online garage sale where you are encouraged to share exactly what it is you are looking for. We have teamed up with Ubokia.com to provide you with a marketplace full of like-minded individuals. Why did we partner with Ubokia?

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. May starts Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day and ends with Memorial Day—a weekend that’s become a shopping sales bonanza. School is back in session.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. I see many ads on Craigslist that are very vague and just say, "community yard sale". become a fan and ''like'' FBS on Facebook. June 1, 8am-1 (Off Wilson Drive in Town''s Name). Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading. Thrifting'