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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. Coupons were in the newspaper.

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How To Tuesday: Extreme Couponing (Part 1)

Saving With Shellie

While I think the shopping trips featured on the show are a little over-the-top, you can still be Extreme Couponer without having a garage full of salad dressing. Since you actually need to have coupons to go coupon shopping, I thought I’d review some of the many resources available to find coupons. :: Newspaper Coupons.

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Donating Household Clutter and Taking a Tax Deduction

Family Balance Sheet

I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it. Magazine or newspaper articles and photographs that describe the items and statements by the recipients of the items are also useful. become a fan and 'like' FBS on Facebook. So instead, I hauled our stuff to the Salvation Army.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

This was the first year our neighborhood didn''t pay for a classified ad in the newspaper, but we did place free ads online. There are tons of garage sale ads placed on Craigslist, so the more descriptive you are of your location, the better chance that the reader will head to your sale first. become a fan and ''like'' FBS on Facebook.

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Disney Trip Cost, Breakdown & How I Paid For It

Saving Everyday

I keep a stack of big totes in the corner of the garage and we add yard sale items to them year-round. Several of our customers told us that they saw our ad in the newspaper (which only cost me $8). In one day out couponing, I can easily add $10 (or more) to my change jar. Yard Sale = $493.95. Surveys $180.50 .

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