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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. Home owners get bored and re-decorate or re-vamp their homes. Neighborhood sales are my favorite, and they are prolific in spring and fall. I didn’t have to do a thing to these pieces except get them home and hose them off.

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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although Mom didn’t sew much (she did mend), she made sure I took Home Ec in high school. The Frugal Girl blog does a great job of discussing this point! Home decorating is another area where it may be possible to sew your own cheaper than buying. Sewing today has dropped out of main stream life. Sewing is an art.

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