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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Search the attic, the backs of the closets, the garage and see what inspiration presents. Dad’s old cowboy hat and a rope from the garage can be the start of a cowboy get up.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. So, if you have the time and the patience, you can safely and economically reuse furniture of almost any type. Ways to save on furniture.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Below is a list of things I (or hubby) have personally saved and reused. Shopping bags are reused as carry alls for gifts and travel needs. Decorated bags (such as those you put gifts in) are just reused for gift giving. We tear down big boxes and lay them on the garage floor in case of oil leaks. Containers.

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Why Buying Green Is Not Always Eco-Friendly.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Be more “ Eco-Friendly ” by picking up one of our 100% recycled-plastic doo-dads! A giant pool, waterfalls, a 7 car garage, a dock for a yacht, 11 bathrooms, and 15,000 square feet of living space. It’s about reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling, and regifting – not shopping.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Most of them had little use for huge walk in closets or shoe racks to hold dozens of pairs of shoes or garages to hold more than one or two cars.

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60+ Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money!

Saving Everyday

5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. How to Remove Ink from Plastic Containers – Reuse Your Containers by Sweet Pennies From Heaven. 21 Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags – Plastic Recycling by Sweet Pennies From Heaven. 17 Useful and Creative Ways to Reuse Coffee Cans Now by Sweet Pennies From Heaven.

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60+ Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money!

Saving Everyday

5 Tips At Saving Money at a Garage Sale by Pays2Save. How to Remove Ink from Plastic Containers – Reuse Your Containers by Sweet Pennies From Heaven. 21 Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags – Plastic Recycling by Sweet Pennies From Heaven. 17 Useful and Creative Ways to Reuse Coffee Cans Now by Sweet Pennies From Heaven.