Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2013

If you are like most parents, you want to raise your children well – to develop their mental and physical aspects completely. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

My parents and their siblings were of the generation that grew up during the depression in the 1930′s. Dress it up with artwork or natural greenery as shown in this post from Parents. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Use paper from other sources.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

For the Mommas

DECEMBER 28, 2016

A lot of parents are going to be happy to find this deal, as are lot of kids! These are $20 more than the regular price, however we have seen some being sold at garage sales for over a $100. Hatchimals IN-STOCK at Toys R Us – Order NOW For $79.99 Toys R Us has select Hatchimals in-stock priced at $79.99 with FREE Shipping.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

You may not remember all the stuff you had as a kid, but if you are a parent, you are certainly aware how fast stuff gathers around you when kids come into your life! But, because we leave behind the accumulated stuff in our parent’s household, we really end up with less that we had at home. You want stuff.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Some people were very angry that these parents didn’t spend money on their kids. Some argued that the parents had nice clothes and accessories, so they must be spending money on themselves.

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? He made his own electric lawnmower. He fixed his own car. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. When did we become a throwaway society?

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 28, 2013

Talk to the parents of children older than yours. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. Check your local paper or Craigslist for sales in your area advertising children’s clothing. Take a look! Find Back to School Clothes for Less: 1. Look for hand me downs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

There have been countless times I have seen nearly new, decorator pieces being sold for pennies on the dollar at garage sales because the homeowner decided to re-decorate. Our parents and grandparents were ‘green’ before green was cool. Avoid re-decorating your home every few years.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

A smile or a word from a parent or teacher, seeing someone enjoying their savings, a chance combination of a happy conversation, a sun shiny day and an increased amount in the piggy bank – all may result in one child’s brain being wired towards the pleasure of saving. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 8, 2016

Talk to the parents of children older than yours. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. Check your local paper or Craigslist for sales in your area advertising children’s clothing. Take a look at these Back to School Clothes for Less ideas!

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Clothes Clothing Swap Garage Sale 40

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. Make a video documentary on a topic that interests the grand-kids.

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Grandchildren Building Backyard Inexpensive 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Parents already know that back to school time is the second most expensive time of the year (right after the holidays). I love to shop garage sales. Use cash (yours, your parents or other cash that can be had). They actually went in together with another parent to buy the house.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports. 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.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture. The sun bakes out. They smelled musty and perfumy.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

In many parts of the US, people learned to sew as part of their life skills – from parents or family or schools. I bought out a lady at a garage sale long ago, made several dresses, shirts, shorts and cover ups out of some of the material and still have a gob left over. Sewing today has dropped out of main stream life.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 19, 2013

As an expecting parent, it’s tempting to buy that beautifully detailed changing table or the crib you saw last week in the window of an upscale boutique. Buy a dated, smooth-gliding rocker at a garage sale for next to nothing and customize it with several yards of fabric and a staple gun. Reupholster Second-Hand Furniture.

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Budgeting Budget Painting Hardware 94

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science. I biked to the library, to the mall, to the TCBY, to visit my parents at their offices in the university, to the pool, basically everywhere a kid would want to go. K and Finn (my parents dog) 12. K in her dance costume 2. Yes to both!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. When college was looming, my parents offered to let me live at home cost-free while I was in college, as their contribution to my higher education. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2014

Another option is to have the parent serve everyone straight from the pan to the plate. You can often by these cheap at garage sales. Disposable diapers and wipes are very popular among today’s parents, but cloth diapers have improved greatly in the last decade and are now almost as convenient as disposable ones.

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Saving Money Green Money Paper Towels 242

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Parents of billionaires had a high aptitude for math. Parents of billionaires clustered in professions related to engineer, accountant and small business owner. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er? Here is the short list. More billionaires were born in the fall than in other seasons.

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Identity Theft Garage Sale Europe Parenting 230

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Don’t blame your spouse, the economy, your parents or your job. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. You know getting a second mortgage is a bad idea. Now is the time to take responsibility for past mistakes.

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

As a child and teen, I painted (inside and out), mowed and trimmed, punched holes in concrete to install decorate iron railings, worked with hand and power tools and helped my parents do everything from putting up a garage to putting up storm windows. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.

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Home Washer and Dryer Do It Yourself Garage 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. I see many ads on Craigslist that are very vague and just say, "community yard sale". June 1, 8am-1 (Off Wilson Drive in Town''s Name). I wanted to get at least $15-$18 for the toy, so I marked the bench at $20. I countered that I "would take $18."

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Craigslist Sale Friends And Family Sale TVs 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Parents teach us persistence in the things they repeat (verbally and in their actions) day after day. Persistence can be learned.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. May starts Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day and ends with Memorial Day—a weekend that’s become a shopping sales bonanza. and this is my favorite Boo month!

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

– Letting your child make spending decisions can make some parents uneasy. Here are some items you can find at a steep discount: Bucksome Boomer: 6 Reasons Not to Have a Garage Sale – A garage sale isn’t the most productive way to get rid of your unused items, and you have other, better options to use to get your home organized.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220