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Scared to paint? Here’s a pep talk!

The Frugal Girl

In 2007 or so, though, I got a nightstand from Freecycle, and I decided to try painting it. Zoe still uses this freecycle nightstand that I painted for her in 2008 And now I have eleventy zillion furniture painting projects under my belt. pick something that doesn’t need a bunch of repairs. But no furniture!

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

Did you find something on Freecycle that you were planning to purchase? can be downright overwhelming. Rather than finding yourself in a position where you’re relying on credit cards for these expenses – and then wasting your hard-earned money on paying off those cards in the following months – try creating separate sinking funds instead.