Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Here are some thoughts on ways to save money when you wrap this years gifts. that is more or less equivalent to 5 big rolls of printed Christmas wrapping paper, which costs around $3 per roll – a savings of around $6 overall. My 5 year old grand daughter did it last year in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp.

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 28, 2013

Look for items with free shipping and save even more. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. Check your local paper or Craigslist for sales in your area advertising children’s clothing. Back to School Frugal save money' Check out eBay.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). You also can visit your local mall and walk indoors for free. Free Workout Videos. YouTube has hundreds, if not thousands of free workouts available. Free Local Classes.

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JANUARY 20, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime and get free 2-day shipping on your order. Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

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. Instead of paying for television programming, view free TV or cheap movies on Netflix (or maybe even read a real book!). Go Frugal Go Green'

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JUNE 12, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime and get free 2-day shipping on your order. Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Amanda & Daniel. Together they blog about becoming debt free and location independence in order to serve the world at Life with a Mission. What inspired you to get debt free? We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money.

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Marnies Coupon-a-rama

JUNE 21, 2014

We look for ways to save money in other areas of life, too, not just shopping and couponing. There are ways to save money there, too. Don''t forget garage sales! Like the several days during the year when different national and state parks have free entry. It can be done, planning is essential.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

You might save money (but not time!). I keep a roll of heavy paper (which I buy at Home Depot for about $11 for a roll about 2 inches thick and 2 feet wide) to use in wrapping packages, protecting floors during home projects, making garage sale signs and etc. Where to start? Play test the game.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

Good financial planning calls for not only saving money, but also building multiple streams of income for yourself. I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter. Most garage sales don’t have many antiques – or even collectibles.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime and get free 2-day shipping on your order. Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. What if you already do those things and are still looking for more ways to save? Here is a rundown of three easy ways to save money, and a lot of it. In the above example of the sofa, maybe you could get free delivery or throw pillows instead.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 6, 2012

Think of Ubokia as being an online garage sale where you are encouraged to share exactly what it is you are looking for. It’s free to sign up and use , so head on over and check it out! Although the main function is to buy and sell stuff, a WANT can simply be someone looking for free advice! All rights reserved.

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 8, 2016

Look for items with free shipping and save even more. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. Check your local paper or Craigslist for sales in your area advertising children’s clothing. Check out eBay. Good deals are still to be found on eBay.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

It allows you to focus on what’s important and spend your free time the way you want. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Save money by preparing your own meals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2014

If you’d like to take an easy step to go green and save money in the process, the first place to make changes is in buying disposable items. This many not be the most socially acceptable thing to do, but you save on having to wash serving platters and utensils. You can often by these cheap at garage sales.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Here are a few ideas for the holidays, which hopefully will help you save money, time and reduce those stress levels! Save On Holiday Decorating. They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. It was a great show.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

I love to shop garage sales. It’s fun for me and it saves my children shopping time and money. When you do, go on tax free day. Ryan Himmel, CPA, personal finance expert, and the founder of BIDaWIZ.com suggests that you can save from 4 – 9% on qualified purchases (even if you aren’t a student!)

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Sooner or later you will want or need to remodel your bathroom or your kitchen or perhaps finish off that basement. Plan ahead. Craigs list.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). You also can visit your local mall and walk indoors for free. Free Workout Videos. YouTube has hundreds, if not thousands of free workouts available. Free Local Classes.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? When college was looming, my parents offered to let me live at home cost-free while I was in college, as their contribution to my higher education. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. I was born frugal, into a super frugal family.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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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. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. If it couldn’t be done for free, we didn’t do it or did it very, very seldom.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job? The Free Financial Advisor: Cheap Disney World Tickets?

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Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

What you can save on, what to expect to go on sale, each month, a list of awesome things to stock up on for the entire year ! … This is a way to plan your purchases by month for the entire year and a great way to budget and save money! I love back-to-school sales, even as a kid, this was my favorite time.

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