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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

that is more or less equivalent to 5 big rolls of printed Christmas wrapping paper, which costs around $3 per roll – a savings of around $6 overall. Use free down loadable templates to print your own gift tags. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Use paper drop cloth to wrap.

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Declutter Update #1

Family Balance Sheet

I pulled out clothes that I don’t wear and I’ll donate to the thrift store. I don’t print too many photos anymore, so many of these photos were pre-2000, before the age of digital. In the first 3 weeks of 2014, I have made some decluttering progress. I reorganized my bedroom closet and dresser.

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5 Frugal DIY Halloween Decor Ideas

Saving Cents With Sense

Find fun Halloween print outs. Do a search for free Halloween printables, print them out, then lay them on top of Halloween themed scrapbook paper. 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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Exploring a New Town

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If the town has a car show, boat show, festival of some sort, or even just an event put on by the parks and recreation department of the city hall, you’ll usually find it in the “events” section of the print. 5 Ways To Save Money On Moving Expenses Budget and Kid Friendly Fun How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money.

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How to Save Money with Your Kindle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While it is true that most e-books are cheaper than their printed counterparts, they can still be fairly expensive, especially if you find yourself buying more than one book a week, or you find yourself consistently purchasing new titles, which tend to be more expensive. Little Women , for example, can be downloaded for free.

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Baby I’m Still Free, Take a Chance On Me

Work With What You've Got

So we went secondhand and thrift shopping last weekend, and I was on the lookout for work pants, harem pants and ditzy floral dresses. Then I made it my mission to find something to pair them with at the thrift store. The print is too conservative. Tags: second hand Thrifted. I didn’t find any of those things.

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And if They Don’t Believe Me Now, Will They Ever Believe Me?

Work With What You've Got

And then Nathan picked up this adorable little red saddle bag at the thrift store, and I just had to wear them together. And a close up of the amazing water color print, so you can fall in love too: *OK, to be honest, it’s possible they are bright pink. Tags: Target vintage gifts Thrifted WalMart. It’s so flattering!