Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
If you get newspapers, use newsprint with bright colored ribbon or bows. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
Deliver Neighborhood Newspapers. I lost weight that fall and winter – walking through multiple neighborhoods with a kid strapped to my back, a newspaper pouch dangling in the front and the pet dogs nipping at my heels. I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 21, 2013
Check local newspapers to see if they reported stories about future plans or fights over imminent domain for land. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. Look for city and county permits granted for new roads, sewer lines or development projects.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 3, 2011
You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. You can use fabric that coordinates with or contrasts other pieces in your room to cover an orange crate to create a magazine and newspaper box. Look around your apartment for inspiration.
For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. Cancel subscriptions. Do it yourself.
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. I also took jobs that let me work during the day while still having the kids around – one was delivering neighborhood newspapers. It was pretty good exercise!”
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 10, 2013
This was the first year our neighborhood didn''t pay for a classified ad in the newspaper, but we did place free ads online. We placed ads on Craigslist several days in a row before the sale. An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. Advertise Online.
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