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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. I love a bargain.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

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If you want to save money, one of the best options is to buy used. Not only can buying something second-hand help you save money, but it also reduces the amount of resources that you use. Before you buy new, consider whether or not you can save money — and the earth — by purchasing the following items used: Electronics.

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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

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My Aunt, God rest her soul, saved Christmas paper and those silly little paper bows from year to year. Here are some thoughts on ways to save money when you wrap this years gifts. that is more or less equivalent to 5 big rolls of printed Christmas wrapping paper, which costs around $3 per roll – a savings of around $6 overall.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

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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. Know what you want to do and plan it out well ahead of time. Save over time to build the funds you will need for the renovations you want.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

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I also occasionally get to encourage young entrepreneurs by purchasing their wares (usually soda or lemonade but sometimes more ambitions products as well). Another benefit is that I am cutting the governments out of the loop – there no sales taxes on used stuff (except big things of course, like boats or cars). Do You Save Wrapping?

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Go Green This Halloween

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No kids = no parties or haunted houses = money saved. We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). This idea serves well for the younger crew. Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway.

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What Makes a Saver?

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The act of saving. In its simplest form, the thing that makes a person a saver is the act of saving. One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. They won’t save up for it.

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