Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

She has a specific process of tidying up – you go through your various items, save what “sparks joy” and donate, sell and throw the rest away. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING! Use shoeboxes for storage. Sell some of the items.

Money 60

Money Making Consignment Shops Garage Sale 60

Couponing 101

JUNE 12, 2019

She has a specific process of tidying up – you go through your various items, save what “sparks joy” and donate, sell and throw the rest away. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING! Use shoeboxes for storage. Sell some of the items.

Money 55

Money Making Consignment Shops Garage Sale 55

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

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. When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. Garage or estate sales.

Renovation 189

Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. If you enjoy sewing, or designing and making patterns learning to sew is worth the time, money and effort (if you can afford it). You won’t save money.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

She has a specific process of tidying up – you go through your various items, save what “sparks joy” and donate, sell and throw the rest away. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING! Use shoeboxes for storage. Sell some of the items.

Money 40

Money Consignment Shops Garage Sale Office Supplies 40

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’m not sure I have the greatest answer to that, but here are some things we tried that did NOT work out for us – at all. Have you ever done backyard farming to raise money? Were you successful?

Money 173

Money Making Garage Sale Contest 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Here are a few money tips to help you plan your back to school activities and maybe reduce that $600 per child amount.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

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. While I grew up using paper napkins and towels, we only used paper plates when we were on a picnic. You can often by these cheap at garage sales.

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Saving Money Green Money Paper Towels 242

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

Understand what regulations there are on the use of the property. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. will save you the inconvenience of slicing through them while putting in new landscaping (this actually happened to us).

Real Estate 202

Real Estate Home Buy Buying 202

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? 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.

Kids and Family 191

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

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. I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds. Me: What do you mean, re-used your coffee grounds?

Thrifty 213

Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job?

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220