Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 24, 2012
Home renovations are a necessary process when you own your home. 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. Here are a few tips on saving money while doing renovations. Plan ahead.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 7, 2022
I will work on other things too, like exercising more, reading more, eating healthier, and blah, blah, blah! These stones were leftover from a fireplace project in our living room and have been sitting in our garage for YEARS. 2022 will be the year that I do a major declutter and purge of our entire home. What took so long?
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Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 4, 2015
To many, working with a spouse would be too difficult, but our individual strengths and weaknesses complement each other and the arrangement has worked well. The building offered so much potential, but needed a lot of work and we set out to renovate our dream office. Unfortunately things changed rather quickly.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 3, 2014
Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. I used an old seat cushion I had and wrapped it with brand new material from another garage sale to pretty it up and make it softer, then stacked new throw pillows I found at yet another sale for $.50 My ribbon however came from a garage sale.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 3, 2013
If you sell sewing machines, you want to be able to demonstrate how they work to your potential customer and probably offer some classes on how to sew to gain added revenue. I could work and make many times more than I could ever save by sewing. Why you don’t want to learn to sew. You won’t save money. Poly lasts forever!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 1, 2015
I use old casual office clothes to work around the house. I have a closet full of work clothes I wore to the office for 20 years, mostly casual slacks and blouses. However, while I’m doing all of these things, I’m NOT working on my websites, writing my autobiography or saving the world from ruin and decay.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
Aside from the mortgage, we also added equipment and renovation loans with the purchase, and we had a student loan. This side hustle income was mainly used for the fun stuff, such as camping, home renovations & repairs, and needs for our kids. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.
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