Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 28, 2013

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. Give these couple of tricks a try and see how easy it can be to find quality back to school clothing for less.

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Clothes Clothing Finds Swap 90

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children. My children get so many gifts from their grandparents and godparents that we’ve been able to scale back how many gifts we give them. Go Frugal Go Green'

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

I give away perfectly good electronics because they are ‘out of date’ – they don’t work with new software. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Actually repairing a broken item yourself will give you a nice sense of accomplishment.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? If you enjoy sewing, or designing and making patterns learning to sew is worth the time, money and effort (if you can afford it). I your true intent is to save money, then focus on mending. Why learn to sew?

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Who could you give money to?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

Once you get through sorting, it’s time for giving away (or selling) and storing. 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! Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Money Making Consignment Shops Garage Sale 60

Couponing 101

JUNE 12, 2019

Once you get through sorting, it’s time for giving away (or selling) and storing. 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! Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Money Making Consignment Shops Garage Sale 55

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

These savvy methods can help you save money on kids’ sport gear. Secondhand gear should work just fine and will give your child an opportunity to try the sport out before you invest a lot of money. Luckily, you don’t have to spend a fortune to get appropriate sports gear for your child.

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Sports Kids Craigslist Kids and Family 40

Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

Once you get through sorting, it’s time for giving away (or selling) and storing. 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! Sell some of the items. Use shoeboxes for storage.

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Money Consignment Shops Garage Sale Office Supplies 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

You should also look into how to decorate your apartment while trying to help save the environment and go green. Savvy decorators can give a living room or bedroom a makeover with a budget as small as $500. You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

Good financial planning calls for not only saving money, but also building multiple streams of income for yourself. Contests are cheaper to enter now, all you have to do is give away some information – like your email id, and put up with some clutter in your email box (the item you just subscribed to). I did track what I paid.

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Money Making Garage Sale Contest 173

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 6, 2012

They have flipped the process, giving the buyer more control over the things that matter to them. Think of Ubokia as being an online garage sale where you are encouraged to share exactly what it is you are looking for. . Group together for group buys (great way to save money).

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Fair-Trade Buy Buying Garage Sale 86

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 8, 2016

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. Give these couple of tricks a try and see how easy it can be to find quality back to school clothing for less.

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Clothes Clothing Swap Garage Sale 40

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

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. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you. Plan ahead.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. Our neighbor’s didn’t disclose the sewer district lien on the sale of their house and the new owner found out when they got late payment notice! Walk the neighborhood to get a feel for it.

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Real Estate Home Buy Buying 202

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.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

shopping for savings by comparing prices, using coupons, coupon codes and other discounts and making sure they are buying the teacher specified items. learning to give by having them donate last years clothing. I love to shop garage sales. It’s fun for me and it saves my children shopping time and money.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182

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. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. What frugal tips have you tried and abandoned?

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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. ” I’ll call the composite person Peggy – to personify the group.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job? Part of it due to the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act, but I also give a lot of credit to the jingles of Freecreditreport.com. Look no further because it is all in here this week. Read away my friends.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220