Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2015
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. I look for the neighborhood sales, which are usually either in spring or fall.
Penny Pinchin' Mom
MARCH 11, 2024
In this scenario, however, there’s no guarantee that your garage sale will make you good money. Thankfully, I know a way to achieve both ends: declutter your home and make money at your next garage sale. What Is a Garage Sale? You may have also heard it referred to as a yard sale.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 15, 2014
Make puppets and stage a show for the parents – letting the kids come up with the story line, the kind of puppets they want to make, the puppet stage (it can be as simple as an ironing board with a tablecloth over it!). Hold a garage sale together. Go Frugal'
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 11, 2016
Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science. I biked to the library, to the mall, to the TCBY, to visit my parents at their offices in the university, to the pool, basically everywhere a kid would want to go. K and Finn (my parents dog) 12. K in her dance costume 2. Yes to both!
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 29, 2024
Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. 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. Ironically, this happened at Christmas-totally out of the blue.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
As a child and teen, I painted (inside and out), mowed and trimmed, punched holes in concrete to install decorate iron railings, worked with hand and power tools and helped my parents do everything from putting up a garage to putting up storm windows. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.
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