Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

He did win several things, the largest being a bike (medium priced, nothing fancy) which we gave to our youngest kid. What success have you had with winning contests and giveaways? I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2014

Make puppets and stage a show for the parents – letting the kids come up with the story line, the kind of puppets they want to make, the puppet stage (it can be as simple as an ironing board with a tablecloth over it!). Hold a garage sale together. Let folks walk the circle to the music.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

What’s your best frugal win? Ironically, this happened at Christmas-totally out of the blue. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. My kids both have chronic medical issues that are costly & require much budgeting. Don’t even talk to me about retirement!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

What’s your best frugal win? Hosting garage sales & reselling items. Making good use of the resources I have – not only money, but my health, physical abilities, skills, etc. I don’t want to feel like I’m wasting all the gifts I’ve been given, including my finances. I have two!

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