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Frugal Fall DIY: Easy Pillowcase Pumpkin

Saving Cents With Sense

Not only is it easy (which I love), but it is so inexpensive as well. You can peruse your local thrift stores for one as we did, or find them for just a few dollars at your local retail store. You can peruse your local thrift stores for one as we did, or find them for just a few dollars at your local retail store.

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Frugal Fall DIY Project: Puzzle Piece Apple

Saving Cents With Sense

50 cents at a thrift store, but you can even grab a 50-100 piece puzzle at the dollar store and it will work great too. Check out your dollar store for lots of options. Old newspapers. First, lay your puzzle pieces out on a piece of newspaper. First, lay your puzzle pieces out on a piece of newspaper.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. Coupons were in the newspaper. The Sunday newspaper was the best source to get them. People read newspapers, magazines and books for entertainment.

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