Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

That’s good for the Earth and for personal finances. I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent. Throwing those away isn’t good for the environment.

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Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The impact of inflation and fast-rising interest rates dampened buyers’ interest, causing sales to slow and price appreciation to decelerate. Check your credit score Your credit score will help you determine your financing options; lenders use it (among other factors) to set the terms and rates of your loan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. Last week I visited a garage sale. It was eye opening for the 10 year old. He even wanted to repeat the segment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2014

My Grandma Rie’s Money Camp is a week long day camp with a focus on finances at age appropriate levels. Hold a garage sale together. The sky is the limit on themes. I hold it each year – but yours can be different themes for different camps if you want.

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For the Mommas

MARCH 8, 2013

Each issue explores social issues, parenting, marriage, and finances. even shutters, garages, and home gardens. Redbook – Love Life, Home Life, Your Life. Redbook is a contemporary magazine for working mothers who care about life and the world we live in. Love your life with a magazine subscription to Redbook. per year (82% off)!

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Magazines Furnishings Home and Garden Outdoors 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Much of the information in it is basic personal finance guidance (with a biblical twist). I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. One I obtained in that manner is “The Sound Mind Investing Handbook” by Austin Pryor.

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The Frugal Girl

JUNE 10, 2024

I used to garage sale quite a bit for my kids’ toddler and preschool clothes but as they’ve gotten bigger and pickier I have better luck finding what they’ll wear in their size at the thrift store. Financing a fun car we didn’t need was an obvious dumb move in hindsight. And there it was, exactly what I was looking for!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. Not pretend our finances are fine. The key is to rectify these issues and manage our finances in a way that gives us what we need with what we have.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Take a moment to watch them.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. 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. We didn’t have a clothes dryer.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I don’t want to feel like I’m wasting all the gifts I’ve been given, including my finances. We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Continuing to seek out new information in your field to stay current in your job or job hop to a better paying one.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Create a course One popular strategy for passive income is creating an audio or video course, then kicking back while cash rolls in from the sale of your product. Flip retail products Take advantage of online sales platforms such as eBay or Amazon, and sell products that you find at cut-rate prices elsewhere.

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Money Making Real Estate Rent 52

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! There’s always a sale or a promotion going on, and it can be so tempting. For example I got up at 3.45 am most days to start work. It wasn’t fun, but it was necessary.

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