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Tips to Save on School Uniforms

Saving Cents With Sense

Many retailers offer coupons for their stores on a continual basis. Thrift stores and consignment stores are a great resource for polos, dress shirts, khakis or long pants. Look for second-hand stores near your child’s school for a greater chance of getting the exact items you need on your back to school shopping list.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The only discount store was the 5 and dime aka ‘the dime store’ It did not sell food (except 1 penny candies). 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. Go Frugal'

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