Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2014

I pulled out clothes that I don’t wear and I’ll donate to the thrift store. The shoe shelf in our garage. In the first 3 weeks of 2014, I have made some decluttering progress. I reorganized my bedroom closet and dresser. I reorganized years worth of photos that were in boxes. My family has a shoe addiction.

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Thrift Stores 2014 Garage Goals 100

Couponing 101

MAY 29, 2019

You can find used children’s clothing at thrift stores, garage sales, or online via Facebook Marketplace or eBay. That means a lot of other families need to offload children’s clothing that was barely worn, so you can snag some great deals. Aim for Neutral Items. Whenever possible, try to focus on neutrals.

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Clothes Clothing Simple Friends And Family Sale 84

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? He made his own electric lawnmower. He fixed his own car. He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. I’ve got a lot of things that need fixing!

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

I keep it charged in my garage and I have now gotten into the habit of Swiffering (is that a word?) And when these squares wear out, I’ll head to the thrift store for some cheap flannel shirts. Since my kids play on the floors a lot I feel like I need to clean the floors often and that isn’t fun. Back to my dilemma.

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DIY Thrifting Thrift Stores Vacuums 100

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 Do You Save Wrapping?

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Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. Stores also stock up on gift sets with cosmetics for the holidays and may need to move it fast in January. These get donated to thrift stores or placed in consignment shops so you might keep checking your local stores for these.

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Buy Buying Consignment Shops TVs 223

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My favorite thrift store has a section dedicated to seasonal items. The number and variety of Halloween items in this thrift store surprised me. A couple of days ago on one of my visits, I noticed 2 entire clothing racks filled with Halloween costumes and/or clothing items.

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Halloween Thrift Stores St. Louis Thrifting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Couponing 101

MAY 10, 2012

You can often find them at thrift stores and garage sales, though! A few hours later, you have a beautiful and delicious loaf of bread that feeds the entire family. Yes – bread machines can be expensive. I’ve bought a couple different bread machines over the years, and they have never cost me more than $10 each.

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Bread At Home Frugal Bread Machines 68

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I carried this idea to our garage. Every home has those out of the way, hard to reach places, whether it is the top shelf of a closet, the attic, the basement, a far corner of the garage or the shed outside. Use them to store those once a year needs – like holiday decorations, or party supplies. Get Organized'

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Organic Organization Home Painting 177

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports. Secondhand gear should work just fine and will give your child an opportunity to try the sport out before you invest a lot of money.

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Sports Kids Craigslist Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children.

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2012

Garage or estate sales. Thrift shops. I scouted for tiles as I went to garage sales for other items and was lucky enough to find not only a big lot of beautiful travertine tiles, but also two very usable Kohler bath faucets – for which we bought one replacement part off the Kohler repair site. Make it yourself items.

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Renovation Home Real Estate Re-use 189

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. There was no internet.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Once you’ve gotten into a good routine you may feel ready to take things up a notch. equipment like mats, hand weights, and fitness benches.

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Bank Banking Cable Service Money 111

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Maybe you put it at the curb, hoping someone will take it and use it – or you sell it at a garage sale or some other used stuff venue. You donate to suitable charities.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

Have a big box ready to take the throw-away items and another for anything that is good enough to go to the local thrift store. What about the old refrigerator in the garage you only use when you have a party? What is the worst thing that will happen if I trash it? Be ruthless!

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living. If you have kids, purchasing used or discounted clothing and toys is a great way to save money. Another great item to buy used is your car.

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Frugal Family Student Thrift Stores 75

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

Choose Thrift First. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. And if forgetting about it isn’t an option, only then will I step foot into a store to purchase it.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

Check out local thrift stores, Craigslist ads, and garage sales for low cost (and sometimes free!) Sometimes second hand sports stores also carry this type of equipment. Once you’ve gotten into a good routine you may feel ready to take things up a notch. equipment like mats, hand weights, and fitness benches.

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Bank Banking Cable Service Craigslist 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. These make nice gifts too. They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. You can pick up beautiful decorations, wreaths, linens, trees and more at these sales.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Christmas 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Whether you are just starting out; wanting to freshen up your own older items; or furnishing a second home, furniture buying can make a big dent in your budget. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Today it is much less expensive to buy your clothes, even if you buy brand new and certainly if you shop some of the chic re-sale shops or even the thrift stores. I bought out a lady at a garage sale long ago, made several dresses, shirts, shorts and cover ups out of some of the material and still have a gob left over.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. It can be overwhelming going to look for new furniture and seeing all of those price tags. But there is good news. Used furniture is not only less money, it is often more interesting and unique. 2 – Look for free stuff, too.

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Saving Money Money Home Furniture 89

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores. There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. Cheap or frugal? I wash and reuse freezer bags.

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Frugal Cheap Clothes Clothing 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

While I love thrift stores, I can be easily swayed to run into Target, TJ Maxx, and/or Kohl’s when I feel like I need something. I’m curious to see how much we can save and also how creative we can get by making do with what we already own or looking for things at a thrift store. Plan our Spending.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113