Category Archives: Thrift

The Value of Clothing

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Jessie

I cleaned our master closet this weekend.  Everything in its place, floors and baseboards cleaned.  The hubs got to go through all his clothing and edit out what he doesn’t wear anymore – I was not so lucky.  Your third … Continue reading →

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Food Waste Friday – Citrus, Of Course

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Jessie

Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading →

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Food Waste Friday – Limpin’ Along

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Jessie

Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading →

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Food Waste Friday – Wait, It’s Friday?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jessie

Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading →

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Thrift Store Thursday – The Return!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Jessie

Each Thursday I will share with you one of my fabulous thrift store finds, in the hopes that more people will see the benefit in buying used items.  Buying used allows me to spend money in other places that are … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jessie

My alarm clock is very inconsistent.  I can never tell when it will go off.  Sometimes it’s as much as an hour and a half off from the previous day.  It’s like my alarm clock is alive. Oh yeah, my … Continue reading →

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Food Waste Friday – Holy Crap, No Waste!!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Jessie

Every Friday, Kristen over at The Frugal Girl posts a picture of her food waste. She invites other bloggers to join in her effort to save money and reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away in our country … Continue reading →

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This is Why I Thrift

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Jessie

My daughter was in serious need of some play clothes.  So we headed around the corner to the local thrift store and picked up all this stuff for… $7.18. This may have gotten, what, maybe one pair of shorts at … Continue reading →

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Sometimes a Not-So-Thrifty Purchase is Still Thrifty

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jessie

I am a thrift store good luck charm – for others and for myself.  For some reason, if you go thrifting with me you are bound to find something you love.  I buy nearly all my clothes this way, with … Continue reading →

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To Repair or Replace

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Jessie

Disclaimer: I wrote this article over 2 months ago, and didn’t post it simply because I was too lazy to take a picture and upload it.  My crawling 9 month old is now a walking 11 month old, but the … Continue reading →

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