Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

It is no secret that most people today are trying to find ways to save money. There are plenty of ways to save money and still do the things that you love and live a comfortable lifestyle. There are plenty of ways to save money on home décor. 1 – Look for used furniture instead of new furnishings.

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Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

The more of your hard earned money you can keep in your wallet, the more you have for things you need and want. Saving $100 is the same as making $100! I’m always looking for a new way to save money, so I love reading other people’s tips on how they save extra cash. by Koupon Krazed. Which is Better?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

Save Money and Plan Now for Holiday Spending. She also loves to go to garage sales and most of her small gifts are loot from her bargains at the sales. If you garage sale, look for those decorations! Think ahead to what entertainment and travel you might do. It is her way to celebrate the holidays.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

She also scarfed up any other gift wrap that looked usable, and she stored it carefully away for use the next year. Here are some thoughts on ways to save money when you wrap this years gifts. Use paper drop cloth to wrap. Use paper from other sources. If you have old maps you no longer need, use them.

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 1, 2015

Energy Saving Tips for Summer by The Frugal Mom. Grocery Savings Tips by Mission To Save. 10 Tips To Saving Money at the Grocery Store by Koupon Krazed. Realistic Stockpiling Tips by Mission To Save. 15 Ways to Save Money Every Day by Frugal Living Mom. by Koupon Krazed. Name Brand or Generic?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 28, 2013

Look for items with free shipping and save even more. Use coupons and coupon codes ! Use coupons and pair them with sales to help you save. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. This site uses affiliate links. All rights reserved.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

Many of us throw the broken or outdated item out. I used to darn my family’s socks, but now don’t. Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”. He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children. However, who is to say that they did not also buy their own items used?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

You might save money (but not time!). Next I made a brown paper hand drawn mat to use as a game board. I keep a roll of heavy paper (which I buy at Home Depot for about $11 for a roll about 2 inches thick and 2 feet wide) to use in wrapping packages, protecting floors during home projects, making garage sale signs and etc.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Use shoeboxes for storage. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING!

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Couponing 101

JUNE 12, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Use shoeboxes for storage. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING!

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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. However, I wasn’t able to complete the job before moving day arrived, so some of our “stuff” we didn’t need came with us. Boy, did I declutter. Practice one item in, one item out.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2011

Good financial planning calls for not only saving money, but also building multiple streams of income for yourself. 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. Have you ever done backyard farming to raise money? Were you successful?

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

While it may seem like a good idea – you’re paying for it so you’ll use it right? more times than not the money is spent while the membership goes unused. Instead of throwing your money away, why not try a few of these suggestions instead and find that you really can exercise without breaking the bank. Think again!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome. If you enjoy sewing, or designing and making patterns learning to sew is worth the time, money and effort (if you can afford it). You won’t save money.

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Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 8, 2016

Look for items with free shipping and save even more. Use coupons and coupon codes ! Use coupons and pair them with sales to help you save. Hit up fall garage sales. Even in the fall months, garage sales can still be found. How else do you save on back to school clothes?

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2019

I’ve come up with some ways of saving money during this process! The other thing you can do once you’ve finished the whole process is have a garage sale! Use shoeboxes for storage. It’s definitely a hard process to go through especially if you’re like me and tend to keep EVERYTHING!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

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. When I redid ours, I used that spray meant to re enamel tubs to re-finish the vanity tops. Garage or estate sales.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

Here are five ways to stretch your decorating dollars: 1) Buy used furniture. You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. 2) Create extra seating , and save on furniture costs, by using colorful floor pillows.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. What if you already do those things and are still looking for more ways to save? Here is a rundown of three easy ways to save money, and a lot of it. Another great item to buy used is your car. That is not rocket science. Hire Students.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 6, 2012

This is a great way for our community to help each other get the stuff we need, and get rid of stuff we no longer use, all at great prices. Think of Ubokia as being an online garage sale where you are encouraged to share exactly what it is you are looking for. It’s free to sign up and use , so head on over and check it out!

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Save money by preparing your own meals. Use a 30-day list.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Here are a few money tips to help you plan your back to school activities and maybe reduce that $600 per child amount.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Here are a few ideas for the holidays, which hopefully will help you save money, time and reduce those stress levels! Save On Holiday Decorating. Use nature – cut cedar or pine boughs from your yard or from a friendly farm nearby (ask first for heavens sake!). Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2013

Understand what regulations there are on the use of the property. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. Find out who owns the land around the area and why they bought it. Walk the neighborhood to get a feel for it. Stop and talk to any neighbors you see working in their yards.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

While it may seem like a good idea – you’re paying for it so you’ll use it right? more times than not the money is spent while the membership goes unused. Instead of throwing your money away, why not try a few of these suggestions instead and find that you really can exercise without breaking the bank. Think again!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2014

If you’d like to take an easy step to go green and save money in the process, the first place to make changes is in buying disposable items. While I grew up using paper napkins and towels, we only used paper plates when we were on a picnic. You can often by these cheap at garage sales.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? I love winter – trees on my favorite trail 4.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds. Me: What do you mean, re-used your coffee grounds?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job?

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