Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Years ago, Mom introduced me to the idea of going to garage sales. People sell the darnedest things at their garage sales. Garage sales take time, you have to hit quite a few before you find the item you want or need. Finding a new purpose for an old item is one of the joys of finding bargains at garage sales.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower. Small Utility Items.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 7, 2014

Once you find out how many deals are available in spring, you may want to do your spring cleaning just to make room in your home and garage for the new springtime offerings. Wedding dresses, car accessories and HDTV home theater systems are all on the list for October, November and December deals.

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Finds Shopping Home Theater Systems Laptops 85

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Photography Professional photographers are in high demand for weddings, corporate events, family portraits and more. Event space Take a look at your local market: If there’s a demand for weddings, birthdays, corporate events and fundraisers, but few venues to host those events, seize the opportunity and start an event space yourself.

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Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2014

Last summer in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp, we gave the 3 kids advertisements from the Sunday paper and asked them first to identify and cut out things that were needs; and then to do the same with things that were wants. Two car garages. Some of you may take umbrage at things I consider wants, and that is OK. We have three.

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Phones Parenting Kids and Family Credit Cards 204

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

January has the best deals on holiday-related items with markdowns at 50% to 75%—sometimes 90% —off of everything from wrapping paper to decorations. Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. I got napkins for $0.79

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! Hosting garage sales & reselling items. The summer after 5th grade, we were living in Grand Forks, ND, population 50,000 at the time.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 188