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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. While most folks consider wood and metal used furniture to be quite restorable, many turn their noses up at re-using fabric covered items. You can also find older, quality items at used furniture stores. How to make used furniture usable.

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Q&A | frugal mental health, “why did you get a cat”?, and phones for kids

The Frugal Girl

If you’re a regular around here, this will not be anything new, since I frequently share my coping mechanisms in posts here. ? Therapy ($$$) If you’re going through a really tough time, it might be worth it to pay for some professional help. He just used it for youtube, Google, Facebook Messenger Kids and taking pictures.

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I Am Rich Because….

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some of the things I think make us rich. While we have had our share of violence in the country during our lifetimes, there has been no all out war, such as our great-grandfathers suffered during the Civil War or our founding fathers and mothers endured during the Revolution. No war inside our boundaries. Technology.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. We also like to have enough means to travel and visit family and friends, so being frugal in some areas helps us be generous in others. Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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I am used to moving a lot! I am the oldest of seven kids (yes, we all have the same parents – I get asked that quite a bit!). That observation brought back the flood of stories she and my grandfather told about coming to the US from Cuba with no money and starting over in their late 30s. What are your hobbies?