Couponing 101
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Sales come in cycles and you should definitely buy a few months worth of the items your family will use or eat, but there’s no need to buy more than that. A good rule of thumb is to buy one newspaper per family member. Then when your favorite pasta goes on sale, you buy more than one box because you have multiple coupons.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
If you get newspapers, use newsprint with bright colored ribbon or bows. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. Coupons were in the newspaper.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
Deliver Neighborhood Newspapers. I lost weight that fall and winter – walking through multiple neighborhoods with a kid strapped to my back, a newspaper pouch dangling in the front and the pet dogs nipping at my heels. I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 21, 2013
Check local newspapers to see if they reported stories about future plans or fights over imminent domain for land. Garage sales make a good excuse to get into the area without it seeming weird or awkward. Look for city and county permits granted for new roads, sewer lines or development projects. Quiz the current owner.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 3, 2011
You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. You can use fabric that coordinates with or contrasts other pieces in your room to cover an orange crate to create a magazine and newspaper box. Look around your apartment for inspiration.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 19, 2012
Every year, I have a yard sale. It usually coincides with our neighborhood's big sale and I make out quite nicely with the profits. I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it. I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it.
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