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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the site Children’s Music Workshop , there are many benefits to music education including the below: Early training develops language and reasoning areas of the brain. She gives a step by step on her site. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I had three baby showers when I was pregnant for my son–one from each side of the family and one from my co-workers. Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. There was very little I had to buy for my child after these showers.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage or estate sales. Internet sites offering goods for trade. My son had a tile cutter which he loaned to me. An internet search for ‘barter services’ will yield multiple sites for your review. Thrift shops. Make it yourself items. Craigs list. When I re-did our bath floors, I knew I wanted tile.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love to shop garage sales. Here is site that has tax free days by state listed for 2011. There are multiple online sites that let students rent, buy used or sell books. One of my relatives did this for the four years their son was in school. Learn to love hand me downs from relatives. using tax free days.

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