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? Members would learn how to fix the items or watch other volunteers who are handy and know how.”. He made his own electric lawnmower. He fixed his own car. I wish he was still around.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 11, 2019

If you love watching your child learn and grow, you might also enjoy teaching others! You might look for deals at thrift shops, garage sales, auctions, or stores that frequently sell discontinued products (like T.J. So, without much further ado, here are some of our favorite side gigs for stay-at-home parents. eBay Vendor.

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Parenting At Home Home Work From Home 104

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

Watching your child get nothing but net may be super exciting. You can find secondhand sports gear at thrift stores, garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and sports resale shops, like Play It Again Sports. Going to your child’s baseball game may be a fun way to spend an evening.

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Sports Kids Craigslist Kids and Family 40

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. I watched You Tube videos several times before attempting mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOM7FTJfeG8 But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. Ways to save on furniture. This series was particularly good.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

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? Do you have an old TV lurking anywhere that is never watched? Do I need it? Be ruthless!

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Making Work Occasions Pace 238

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Electronics/beauty products/new furniture or household items (I’m using things left by my grandparents & living in their house, have done some changes & repairs but free/thrift is excellent). So I have watched the cost of living skyrocket in the last 20 years but wages haven’t caught up yet.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182