Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. 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. Related posts: 10 Money Saving Tips for Your Home.

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Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

The more of your hard earned money you can keep in your wallet, the more you have for things you need and want. Saving $100 is the same as making $100! I’m always looking for a new way to save money, so I love reading other people’s tips on how they save extra cash. by Koupon Krazed. Which is Better?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

We’ve only bought 4 pieces of real estate in our lives, including two homes. We lived in the first home 10 years and are going on 23 years in our current home. You probably should be buying your home for the long term. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward.

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MAY 10, 2012

One of the simplest ways to save money (especially if you love bread as much as I do) is to home-make your bread rather than buying it at the store. If you buy all the necessary staples to make bread at home, you can make never-ending loaves of bread for probably less than 50¢ or 25¢ each. Do you make bread at home?

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 1, 2015

Energy Saving Tips for Summer by The Frugal Mom. Grocery Savings Tips by Mission To Save. 10 Tips To Saving Money at the Grocery Store by Koupon Krazed. Realistic Stockpiling Tips by Mission To Save. 15 Ways to Save Money Every Day by Frugal Living Mom. by Koupon Krazed. Name Brand or Generic?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Although Mom didn’t sew much (she did mend), she made sure I took Home Ec in high school. 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).

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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. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Use paper drop cloth to wrap.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Avoid re-decorating your home every few years. 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 taking the family to a movie, have a home movie night with friends and family.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

Lastly, if you haven’t searched yet, there are numerous links on Pinterest to workouts you can do at home. A gym membership might be a good option, but you can also consider adding a few things to your home workout space. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!)

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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

MARCH 17, 2013

At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Remember when high school kids were required to take shop and/or home economics? Oh, and did I mention, you could save money? Do you keep things until no one else wants them? If so, you are in the minority.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

San Antonio, Texas is our home when we aren’t traveling the world. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales.

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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! It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING! Sell some of the items.

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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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

While we understand that many property owners do not allow tenants to paint with the latest trending colors, it is still possible to add some spice and texture to your home. 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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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. Save money by preparing your own meals. Drink water to save money and calories. You can end up well ahead in the long run.

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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! It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING! Sell some of the items.

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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.

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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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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

Lastly, if you haven’t searched yet, there are numerous links on Pinterest to workouts you can do at home. A gym membership might be a good option, but you can also consider adding a few things to your home workout space. Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!)

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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. Know Where to Get the Money. If you or your student are funding college expenses, be careful of where you go for money first. Related posts: Five Great Money Saving Tips. Apple, Dell, HP?

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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. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life.

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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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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. Me: Are there specific examples you recall that you haven’t heard people today doing? Peggy: Oh yes!

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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? Money Reasons : Home Security! Saving Money Today: Costco American Express Card Review – Is the Costco American Express TrueEarnings Card Worth Adding to Your Wallet? Read away my friends.

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