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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. Books and DVDs.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

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From TVs to gaming systems to phones, buying used can make a great deal of sense, whether you buy used from someone you trust, or whether you buy factory-refurbished , this a good options. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture. Baby Items. Don’t be!

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Go Green This Halloween

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We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). The Scary for Kids website has a couple of versions of the rhyming story you can use with the game. Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

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Another benefit is that I am cutting the governments out of the loop – there no sales taxes on used stuff (except big things of course, like boats or cars). Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. Brand new board games still in shrink wrap – Cash Flow – $3.

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3 Savvy Ways to Save on Kids’ Sports Gear

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Going to your child’s baseball game may be a fun way to spend an evening. Making sure your child has everything he or she needs to excel at game time can drain your budget. You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

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However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. Stores also stock up on gift sets with cosmetics for the holidays and may need to move it fast in January. On their personal finance site, US News suggested that some kids get games they don’t want and can’t be returned.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

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Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Instead, they used their imagination and created games to play. 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. What Do You Think?