Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 10, 2013
Your School’s Music Department May Already Have Instruments. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Relatives – Great Uncle Joe may still have that trumpet he used to play and might like to donate it to a future generation!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
This may sound like a great idea to you, but what can you do to get those multiple streams going? I’m betting that some of you folks may be writers – have you ever tried to have fiction published in a printed media? I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 2, 2011
I love to shop garage sales. After you have identified what is needed by doing an inventory of what the kids already have that can be used or re-used and by getting together with friends, relatives and neighbors, you may be ready to hit some of the retail stores to buy the clothes, electronics, shoes and things.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
You may not remember all the stuff you had as a kid, but if you are a parent, you are certainly aware how fast stuff gathers around you when kids come into your life! We rent a shelter (usually), and it is bare! You may throw some stuff away. What is the life cycle of stuff? You want stuff. Moving to a bigger home.
For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
It’s not as hard as you may think to still enjoy a great life while living more frugally. You may be able to afford a larger house, but that doesn’t mean you should live in one. Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 13, 2016
Last week I visited a garage sale. This is a biggie while you are on vacation (you won’t get back this way, buy it now) or at a sale event (such as a garage sale or estate sale or auction). I often get multiple queries to rent out my lake condo for the same dates from different people.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Know what you are getting into with home ownership – it may not be cheaper than renting! When I go to garage sales, I see folks selling nearly new home decorations for a pittance. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership. Today, I share a few of those things with you.
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