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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How can you be money wise and green this Halloween? We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). The post Go Green This Halloween appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter. Home decor, costumes for the kiddies (and adults!), pumpkins, haunted houses and parties abound.

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Save Money and the Environment By Buying Second Hand

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just look at the many people scouring garage sales in the summer. Likewise, thrift stores are always full of people. Blender Fifteen years ago, I bought a blender at a garage sale for $3. Toaster Oven I bought a toaster oven at a garage sale for $2. Go Frugal Go Green' Electronics.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped. Holiday tins are also bountiful at these sales. Go Green'

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sales, estate sales, and moving sales are all great places to look for used furniture. You can also find truly interesting pieces at estate sales. There are usually plenty of used engagement rings for sale at reasonable prices. Are you too proud to buy used jewelry? Don’t be! What do you think?

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Sure I knew about the ‘White sales’ – the ones stores used to have in January on sheets and towels and such, but I really hadn’t a clue that there is a best time to buy many other things! However, I wait until spring and summer to buy decorations – and get them at garage sales. Winter clothes. Brand name TVs.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money. Go Frugal Go Green' All those items got plenty of use as all three of my kids used them.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not only will renovations provide pleasure and function to you, but they could increase the sale value of your home a bit. Garage or estate sales. Thrift shops. I found wood frames for my national park posters and a wildlife themed shower curtain at the local thrift stores. Installation of new green board.