The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I fixed a thrifted hoodie This thrifted Vans hoodie sprouted a hole but mercifully, it was right on the side seam! To switch things up, though, I made a batch of granola this past weekend, and now we have an affordably-priced crunchy topping for our yogurt. Not gonna lie, I did look at new lunchboxes when I was at Target last.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 8, 2012

I do not, however, enjoy high prices. About five years ago, I started thrifting. My husband now teases me that I am the Indiana Jones of thrifting. Successful thrifting takes a little effort. Try these tips for a better thrifting experience. :: Don’t go in a rush and leave the kids at home (if you can).

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

JULY 1, 2011

Thrift store fans here's a deal from Price Punch.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

APRIL 17, 2013

Check out group deal on Lovelady Thrift Store. cat:Bargains Deals'

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

JULY 1, 2011

Thrift store fans here's a deal from Price Punch.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

AUGUST 10, 2012

Score a deal on thrift store shopping.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

JULY 11, 2013

Thrift store savings. cat:Bargains Deals'

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 15, 2015

The challenge on the blog this year is to Choose Thrift First , where we’re rethinking our purchases to find more cost effective solutions. I checked some local furniture stores to check the prices of new dressers. Next stop was my favorite thrift store where everything is 50% off on Wednesdays.

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The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I decided to go up to my parents house yesterday to go thrift shopping with my mother (shopping and some quality family time. I love thrift shopping!! I love the thrill of the hunt of trying to find great, unique articles of clothing or accessories for next to nothing prices. Tags: Thrift Shopping. two great things!).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2014

If you go swimsuit shopping just as the heat starts to set in, you’ll pay for it, as prices generally hit their peak when you need an item most. If you can get yourself to think six months in advance, you’ll benefit from a significant price drop. Pair those discount price tags with a coupon or sale to get the most bang for your buck.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2014

Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. The spinning wheel doesn’t work really; I have to rotate the bowl with my hand, but I can’t complain considering the price. Rather than spending money buying clothes in a new size every few months, I bought at garage sales and thrift stores. Do you buy used?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 17, 2013

I stopped by my two favorite thrift stores last week: Salvation Army & Community Aid, a local store. Finally, spring has arrived in central PA, so I carved out some time last Wednesday to hit the thrift stores. I just can''t justify that price for kids shoes; their feet grow like weeds. Do you shop at thrift stores?

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MAY 1, 2017

In April, we saved quite a bit of money by comparison shopping, and choosing thrift first. He had a new Samsung top loader washing machine that retails for around $500, but his price was $200. April’s Thrift Store Finds. My next stop was my favorite thrift store, Community Aid. Total Savings: $300. Savings: $20.

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Frugal Luxuries

AUGUST 27, 2014

You may also call it by other names such as prudence, spariness and thrift. The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history. ." ~~~~~~ [link] ~~~~~~ THRIFT BOOKS A Frugal Reader''s Dream Realized! (An My favorite online bookstore is Thrift Books. Frugality. An UNsponsored Post.)

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

If you like saving money, haggling for a better price should become a habit for you, a habit that can easily save you thousands of dollars over the next 10 years. So haggling for a better price was born out of necessity. I was more apt to cut the price for someone who was respectful and courteous. Assume It’s Negotiable.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2013

It’s possible to find good-quality used furniture for a fraction of the price you would spend on new furniture. Many pawnshops offer good prices on jewelry that is often unique. There are usually plenty of used engagement rings for sale at reasonable prices. Are you too proud to buy used jewelry? Don’t be!

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

Certainly, we’ll never be able to beat Walmart prices but our quality isn’t Walmart level either so that makes sense! For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. I use a grain mill to grind grain for our sourdough bread.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores Thrift stores are for more than just clothing, and they are great places to find used furniture for cheap. With the skyrocketing prices of everything and the worsening inflation, saving money and spending. How To Be a Frugal Family Being frugal these days is very important.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

While I like to shop at thrift stores, I have a hard time finding TALL length jeans for my 5’10 frame and I was in need of new jeans. Awesome, the new price will be $19.99 Great price, but I couldn’t use the coupon, so I did some more shopping and picked up $20 worth of stocking stuffers.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

New deal from Lovelady.

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JULY 16, 2015

Cable & Land Line – Due to a humongous price increase and a company who didn’t want to negotiate, we cancelled our cable & land line a few years ago. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. All of which I regularly find at the thrift store.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. Expect to pay a bit more in a thrift store, but if it is run by a charitable organization, you can feel good about paying a few bucks more because you are helping out the cause. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find books and DVDs. Books and DVDs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Anything you now longer want that is still wearable and in reasonable condition can be donated to thrift stores. Check out the thrift stores and secondhand clothing shops; organize or attend a clothes swap party or check on one of the many online sites that specialize in selling used stuff.

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Coupons Do Work

MARCH 16, 2015

Family Thrift. Price Chopper . Price Cutter. Dan’s Super Market. Dave’s Markets. Dollar General. Dollar Tree. D&W Fresh Market. Earth Fare. Econofoods. Family Dollar . Family Fresh Market. Festival Foods. Food Basics. Food Emporium. Food Pyramid. Fred Meyer . Gerrity’s Supermarket. Giant Eagle. Giant Food. Hannaford .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The Jones Design Company will, for the price of your email id, let you down load several different tag design pdfs to print and use. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Use free down loadable templates to print your own gift tags.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. You will likely have to accept a store credit for the current price if you don’t have a receipt, but that’s better than nothing. If you get cash back, put it in your emergency fund. They share their experience in this video.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Comparison shopping can be easy if you know where to look, but most people assume that to compare prices between stores you have to write out a lengthy shopping list and take that list from store to store seeing which store offers those products cheapest. Oh, the absolute beauty of price matching! Learn to Match. for packaging?

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 23, 2013

Thrift Shop (feat. From the Album: Thrift Shop (feat. Prices at Amazon can change at any time and are subject to availability. This price is valid as of DATE, so you’ll want to check the price before purchasing. Do you have the latest Most Popular MP3 Songs? Wanz) [Explicit]. 149 days in the top 100.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 9, 2013

At that price, you can update your playlist with all the hits and stay motivated all week :). Thrift Shop (feat. From the Album: Thrift Shop (feat. Thrift Shop (feat. Prices at Amazon can change at any time and are subject to availability. Check out this weeks Top 10 MP3 Best Sellers starting at just $.50!

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Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It is like stores know how much we love getting our homes festive and so they put out décor at high prices, hoping that consumers won’t know any better and will just snatch it up. You can then frame the arrangement in a simple orange or black frame (spray paint a dollar store or thrift store frame to get this look) and you have instant art!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Obviously, anything with decorations related to the holidays will most likely be reduced in price right after Christmas. That is why I sprang for my brand new white vest with fur lined hood today, at 40% off (off the marked up 160% price that is). What should you wait to buy until after the holidays? All things Christmas. Other tips.

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JUNE 21, 2014

We found the best price for the Gentle Leader Headcollar at Amazon (that is my affiliate link) at around $8 less than the big box pet store. The girls and I hit my favorite thrift store this week. There is definitely a training period as Ruby needs to get used to the feel of the new collar, but she stopped pulling almost immediately.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

APRIL 27, 2014

Vintage jewelry is often expensive: check your local thrift store or estate sale, and chances are that the best pieces have been snatched up by vintage stores that so often overprice their pieces.

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Marnies Coupon-a-rama

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

It''s a discount/resale/thrift store connected to Clark''s Wholesale Paints. Besides knit caps and winter gloves for $2.00, they had new tools at huge discounts, used furniture, Route 66 memorabilia, and very good prices on latex paint. REprinted by reader request: The other place was an interesting store. Lots of other thing, too.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2013

Learn To Compare Prices. Bring a short shopping list of things the kids want or need, then have them find several different kinds and compare the prices. Point out the little shelf stickers that show how much it costs per unit and explain why a cheaper price isn’t always the best deal. Cash, debit, credit, check.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 16, 2013

Thrift Shop (feat. From the Album: Thrift Shop (feat. Thrift Shop (feat. Prices at Amazon can change at any time and are subject to availability. This price is valid as of DATE, so you’ll want to check the price before purchasing. Do you have the latest Most Popular MP3 Songs? Wanz) [Explicit].

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The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Not only did this jacket fit me like a glove, it was only $9 in price. $9!! My Outfit: Vintage Leather Jacket: Thrifted $9 Sweater Vest: Thrifted $2 Purple Cardigan: Forever 21 $14 Jeans: Forever 21 $12 Gray Boots: Forever 21 $28 Earrings: H&M $3.50 I was ecstatic!! Thanks Caitlin for being so great! Total: $68.50.

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