Couponing 101

JULY 9, 2011

Alicia a work-at-home mom to a 3.5 Alicia loves to bargain shop wherever she goes…the grocery store, the craft store, restaurants, garage sales, and online stores. I am happy to introduce you to my friend and new Couponing 101 contributer – Alicia Whatley ! year old daughter and an 18 month old son.

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Garage Sale Garage Work At Home Son 77

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2011

The picnic basket on the bottom was passed on from my Mom, and I treasure it. The picnic basket in the middle was an estate sale find and the little one on top.came from a garage sale. I painted it and added some fun baskets to it for organizing as well.

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Swap Organic Organization Homemade 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 15, 2012

I have found that garage sales , flea markets , estate sales or Mom/Grandma’s basement are the best places to score a great deal on used canning jars. The best place to find used canning accessories cheaply is eBay , although sometimes you can get lucky and spot some items at garage sales , too.

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Canning Cheap Garage Sale Garage 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

We leave the nest – move out of Mom and Dad’s well stocked home. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Starting the life independent. You get stuff. We rent a shelter (usually), and it is bare!

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2014

I took at least three trunks full of “stuff” to Goodwill, I had a garage sale, and I sold things online. For instance, the minimalist mom limits her wardrobe to items that are black, white, gray, and black and white so everything mixes and matches. Three years ago, before we moved to our current home, I decluttered.

Home 189

Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? I grew up with this, in theory and in practice.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 6, 2012

Think of Ubokia as being an online garage sale where you are encouraged to share exactly what it is you are looking for. Helping a new mom get a used stroller, at a fair price. This is a great way for our community to help each other get the stuff we need, and get rid of stuff we no longer use, all at great prices.

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Fair-Trade Buy Buying Garage Sale 86

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. On Mom’s WWII era Lane cedar chest, I used a product called Howard’s Restore-a-Finish to cover the multitude of chips and scratches from the used furniture I wanted to keep. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

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. Money Saving Mom and Handmade Adelaide Baby both have tips on how to do that. I bought out a lady at a garage sale long ago, made several dresses, shirts, shorts and cover ups out of some of the material and still have a gob left over.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

Energy Saving Tips for Summer by The Frugal Mom. 15 Ways to Save Money Every Day by Frugal Living Mom. Basic Steps for Setting up a Budget by Frugal Living Mom. Helping You Keep a Healthy Budget by More Than A Mom Of Three. 5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. by Pandora’s Deals.

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Saving Money Frugal Money Thrifty 71

Saving Everyday

JANUARY 1, 2015

Energy Saving Tips for Summer by The Frugal Mom. 15 Ways to Save Money Every Day by Frugal Living Mom. Basic Steps for Setting up a Budget by Frugal Living Mom. Helping You Keep a Healthy Budget by More Than A Mom Of Three. 5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. by Pandora’s Deals.

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Saving Money Frugal Money Thrifty 40

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now I’m living on the small acreage that I was raised on (which is now smack dab in the middle of town & 2 miles from work) with my mom & my two kids, 15 & 8. We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Mom never asked for a discount in my presence. Garage sales – need I say more? If you walk in and pay the posted price, you are probably being taken. No Good Role Models. Growing up in America in the fifties and sixties, I seldom saw negotiation in action. Dad never made a counter offer on a car purchase. off the price.

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Haggle Haggling Price Discount 202

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 19, 2013

Buy a dated, smooth-gliding rocker at a garage sale for next to nothing and customize it with several yards of fabric and a staple gun. Reupholster Second-Hand Furniture. The woodwork doesn’t need to match exactly, instead choose pieces based on price and function.

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Budgeting Budget Painting Hardware 94

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

I am once again hosting Freebie Friday over at Mom Advice this week! Free Download of The Complete Money Saver’s Guide to Garage Sale Shopping eBook. Amy has endless craft, organization, and homemaking ideas, so be sure to stop on over for a visit! Here are your Friday Freebies: Free Sample of Arm & Hammer Toothpaste.

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Arm and Hammer Eucerin Coffee Garage Sale 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy : Something really cool being done today is that the stay-at-home Moms trade babysitting days so they can get some time off and give the kids a play day.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

After all, both Mom and Dad had been do-it-yourselfers and had trained me up to work right alongside them. When I go to garage sales, I see folks selling nearly new home decorations for a pittance. I’ve been a homeowner since 1978, when we bought our fixer upper little ranch house when our second baby was 6 months old.

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Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100