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Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Buying used clothes can be a great way to save money, especially if you have rapidly growing children. It can get very expensive if you have to buy new clothes every six months for a child who is growing rapidly. You can defray some of your clothing costs by shopping for deals at used clothing stores or thrift stores.

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3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. Thrift Stores Some people think thrift stores are inherently dirty, but this is often not the case. Clothes are brought to the store by people who no longer want or need them, and they are inspected (often laundered) and displayed in the store.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Our two goats I’m planning to milk next year We also have a big garden, fruit trees, a medicinal herb garden and grow some cut flowers. What’s your biggest frugal win? Over time, our homestead will be a frugal “win”, although it certainly isn’t at the beginning! We also have three cats!

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

What’s your best frugal win? things on Buy Nothing first and then thrift stores or Facebook marketplace, so I found a good play kitchen on marketplace when my little wanted one. When the student loan interest accrual was paused due to the pandemic, we buckled down and paid them off. It’s fun and also horizon expanding.

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