Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 5, 2012

A light fixture over a work bench won’t raise any eyebrows, so install a fake one like this to store some valuables in. My garage has insulation that is out in the open, meaning I have access to all of it. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er? A lot of us frequent garage sales. A light fixture.

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Garage Home Garage Sale Painting 188

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 11, 2019

There’s no doubt about it: stay-at-home parents work hard. Luckily, with remote work and work-from-home jobs growing so rapidly these days, there are plenty of great side hustles for stay-at-home parents. Blogging is hard work, but it can also be super flexible, especially if you run your own blog. eBay Vendor.

Parenting 104

Parenting At Home Home Work From Home 104

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Have you ever had a big project to do – whether it was at home, at work, for volunteer purposes, or for school – for which you had no idea what the first step should be? Recently, I’ve battled this twice in the last few months; one for work, one for school. Are You Cut Out For Working From Home? Start With The Easy Stuff.

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Organic Organization Work From Home Garage Sale 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2013

A lot of sports and exercise equipment can be bought used, and work just fine. Our stationary bicycle is a used item that still works great even though we have had it for several years. Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture. Sports Equipment.

Saving Money 213

Saving Money Money Used Buy 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

I used an old seat cushion I had and wrapped it with brand new material from another garage sale to pretty it up and make it softer, then stacked new throw pillows I found at yet another sale for $.50 It was missing the software, but thanks to the internet, I had no trouble finding a driver that worked.

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2013

I love going to garage sales. My spouse studied up on it and fixed it up so it works again. Things You Can Do To NOT Make Money Repair, Don’t Replace 10 Steps To A Successful Garage Sale Birthday Freebies: 5 Free Things You Can Get on Your… Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er?

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Garage Lamps Garage Sale Free 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 3, 2014

I put a bag full of her creations to go out to recycling, and my husband intercepted them because he couldn’t handle throwing out her work. I have a soft spot for good sales, whether they be at the local retail store (I bought way too many Gymboree shirts for my daughter when they were on sale for $3.99) or at a garage sale.

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Garage Sale Garage Daughter Friends And Family Sale 180

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

You have to work through the mechanics of the game. Apparently there are mathematical ways to work on game mechanics, but a more practical method for me as a first time creator of a board game was just to keep playing it after I came up with most of the design. A couple of these are: Board Game Designers Forum and Board Game Geek.

Games 100

Games Making Garage Sale Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Once we are out of school and into the working world, another phase of the stuff life cycle begins. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. However, they could no longer work the farm and they had no close relatives.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

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. We converted the non-working shower off our bedroom into the incubator/baby quail chick spot. I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.

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Money Making Garage Sale Contest 173

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

We’ve used this for about 6 weeks now, and we’ve been pleasantly surprised with how economical it is as well as how good it works. I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent.

Saving Money 191

Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

How about when a lamp stops working? I give away perfectly good electronics because they are ‘out of date’ – they don’t work with new software. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? Many of us throw the broken or outdated item out.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Take care of your wardrobe to keep it looking work and wear worthy. If one feature goes out (like an ice maker on a freezer), but the rest of the unit still works fine, think about using an alternative to extend the life of the appliance (like making your own ice, or buying a bag a week at the grocery).

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

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. Know that not all children’s art work can be kept. My children love to draw and paint, and I love seeing their work. 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 16, 2011

I started when I went back to work after staying home with the kids for a decade and kept it up through 23 years in a career and now through almost 2 years in retirement. Research indicates that people who work out first thing in the morning are more apt to stick to it. I actually started working out in the morning by accident.

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At Home Home Work At&T 198

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. As a retiree, I started out as a saver, unsure how the finances were all going to work out (especially since I retired during the last recession). Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

Making 124

Making Recession College 401K 124

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

Secondhand gear should work just fine and will give your child an opportunity to try the sport out before you invest a lot of money. You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports.

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Sports Kids Craigslist Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 27, 2011

You no longer have to go to garage sales and flea markets to pick up these items. 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work. Secondhand products are often just as effective and as attractive as brand new items. Just visit sites like Ebay, Amazon, and Craigslist. So, what have you done around your home to go green?

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Saving Money Green Money Bulk 157

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I used a shop vac, but any powerful vacuum would work. I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. Ways to save on furniture.

Re-use 100

Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Marnies Coupon-a-rama

JUNE 21, 2014

Don''t forget garage sales! You have to do some work here, phone calls, online searches,etc. First off, we can get our gear for our hobbies at a discount (yeah, this is shopping). Places like Academy sell outdoor equipment at a huge discount. And it''s usually slightly better stuff than what we find at Walmart or Target.

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Hobby Rent Vacation Garage Sale 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Maybe it is just something you found at a sale that doesn’t quite match your decor. Upholstery work is expensive and hard, but if you do tackle it yourself, you can save big bucks. Along the way, on one of my garage sale shopping expeditions, I stumbled across a matched pair of wing backs (non-reclining) for $20 each.

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Sewing Machines Furniture Re-use Arm and Hammer 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you sell sewing machines, you want to be able to demonstrate how they work to your potential customer and probably offer some classes on how to sew to gain added revenue. I could work and make many times more than I could ever save by sewing. Why you don’t want to learn to sew. You won’t save money. Poly lasts forever!

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

I scouted for tiles as I went to garage sales for other items and was lucky enough to find not only a big lot of beautiful travertine tiles, but also two very usable Kohler bath faucets – for which we bought one replacement part off the Kohler repair site. Talk to people you know to find who they may have used for their work.

Renovation 189

Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2013

I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those. We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life.

Making 187

Making Paper Wine Friends And Family Sale 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. You can pick up beautiful decorations, wreaths, linens, trees and more at these sales. When I worked, we used to attend the city symphony’s Christmas family performance.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We can negotiate to get a good price on an item in a garage sale, or we can negotiate to close a million dollar deal. Steadiness – These people usually feel that instead of having change, it is better for everyone to just work harder while maintaining the status quo. Negotiating can be done in almost any area of our life.

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Communications Garage Sale Tools Better Life 200

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

If you need to earn less, this allows you to choose to work less, or work more but retire early. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Brown bag it to work. You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. 3 – Do the work yourself. Instead of hiring professionals to do the labor of redecorating, figure out what you can do yourself and save the money by rolling up your sleeves and putting yourself to work. But there is good news.

Saving Money 89

Saving Money Money Home Furniture 89

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. Author of Forbes article Why You Should Take Joel Greenblatt’s ‘Magic Formula’ Stocks Seriously , Charles Sizemore thinks it works, others don’t. However, while I worked, I also used this method to better advantage.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

Stop and talk to any neighbors you see working in their yards. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. You are looking for businesses that plan to expand or don’t have enough parking, causing your street to get parked up. Walk the neighborhood to get a feel for it.

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Real Estate Home Buy Buying 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

I love to shop garage sales. Partake in federal work-study programs. Get together with friends or neighbors to do a clothing exchange party where each one brings a number of nice used clothing or school related items and leaves with a different set they can actually use. Learn to love hand me downs from relatives.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 8, 2012

It’s always a challenge to find the balance between wanting to give your child the most amazing birthday ever and working with your realistic budget. I find that even though my son’s birthday is so close to the holidays, it actually works out quite well, financially. And this year, our budget was lower than ever.

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Birthday Son Cupcakes Clearance 107

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff negotiated a reduction in her cable and internet bills by calling the retention department and saying she would hate to leave but would if she couldn’t work out a cost reduction for the services. Garage sales – need I say more? less over at Hen House and the checkout clerk knocked $3.00

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Haggle Haggling Price Discount 202

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 176

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 185