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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.

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Donating Household Clutter and Taking a Tax Deduction

Family Balance Sheet

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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10 Tips to Save on Halloween

Saving Cents With Sense

Thrift and craft stores can also inspire your creative spirit, as well as offer great low cost accessories for your new costume. Check closets, the garage, the linen closet, or your craft cupboard to make your own costume! 2) Make Your Own. Everyone can walk away with something new and it doesn’t have to cost a penny! 4) Use Coupons !

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. Cancel subscriptions.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

Yard sales. I happen to LOVE yard sales. I love going to them and I love having yard sales. If I have a free Saturday morning from April thru September--unfortunately it''s rare--I try to hit a community yard sale. Every year, we participate in our community''s yard sale. 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale.