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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Few try to repair or get it repaired. I remember when there was a shoe repair shop on almost every corner. You could take your radio to the radio and TV repair shop down the street, but most things you could probably fix yourself. Actually repairing a broken item yourself will give you a nice sense of accomplishment.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street. Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Go Frugal Go Green'

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How to Shop for Free at CVS from Ad 11/20

Coupons Do Work

oz will all be on sale for $3, Use: $2.50/1 1 Colgate Total Daily Repair Toothpaste printable coupon. FREE GREEN GIANT CANNED VEGGIES. Green Giant Vegetables 11-15.25 oz will be on sale for $0.99, plus you will get $0.99 MONEYMAKER COLGATE TOOTHPASTE. Colgate Max 6 oz, Total 4-4.2 oz or 2-in-1 Toothpaste 4.6

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Spend $5.00 or Less Rolling Rewards at CVS

Coupons Do Work

TRANSACTION #1: Buy 1 Colgate Total Daily Repair Toothpaste $3.00, sale price 11/20-11/26. each, when you buy 2, sale price 11/20-11/26. Buy 1 Green Giant Vegetables, 11-15.25 oz $0.99, sale price 11/20-11/26. Buy 1 Luden’s Throat Drops, 20 ct $1.00, sale price 11/20-11/26. Use one $0.75/1 Extrabucks.

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5 Budget Friendly Ways to Bring More Life to Your Apartment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You should also look into how to decorate your apartment while trying to help save the environment and go green. You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. Related posts: 10 Ways to Shop Green and Budget Friendly During Boxing Day Sales.

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Vanity Report: Cyber Monday

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

It’s like an extension of the holiday with tons of opportunities to do a little (or a lot of) online shopping throughout the day, and I’ve got the beauty sales covered. A new favorite of mine this year, the coveted green beauty brand is offering 15% on all orders through December 8, with code FF2015. Tata Harper. First Aid Beauty.

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Save Money and Go Green By Replacing These Disposable Items with Reusable Ones

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’d like to take an easy step to go green and save money in the process, the first place to make changes is in buying disposable items. You can often by these cheap at garage sales. Shower repairs and sink faucet repairs can save a lot of money once they stop leaking. Disposable Kitchen Items.