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My Poor Old Couch!
Posted in Cheap, Cheapskate, Decorating Frugally, Household Needs, Reduce Reuse Recycle, tagged couch, money, old, poor, saving on Sunday, June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Preparing for Spring
Posted in Cheap, Decorating Frugally, Food, Gardening & Yard Work, Low-Income, Spring, tagged apartment, berries, chairs, craft, dollar stores, family, fence, flowers, garden, grill, hangers, herbs, Low-Income, mow, mower, patio, planters, seedlings, seeds, shannon buck, soil, Spring, table, trailer park, vegetable garden, walkway, welcome sign, wind chimes, windows, wreath, yard on Thursday, September 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
(I know this is the wrong time of the year, but I want to get it posted.)
By Shannon Buck – Copyright March 2007
Spring is here, even if there is [...]
Free Decorations for Holiday Gifts
Posted in Cheap, Decorating Frugally, Free, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Winter Holidays, tagged candle holders, candles, clearance, decoration, dried flowers, gifts, holidays, taper candles, wax, wicking, yard sales on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My nephew and I have been collecting flowers to dry and have them hanging in bunches in the living room and the kitchen.
If we can afford to, we intend to buy some wicking before the holidays. We have been saving the used wax from candles, as well as the holders, and are planning on making [...]
Spring, Summer and Fall Clean-Up
Posted in Cheapskate, Cleaning, Decorating Frugally, Free, Frugally, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Low-Income, Reduce Reuse Recycle, Tightwad, tagged fall, Free, landfill, recycling program, spring clean-up, Summer, towns on Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m sure that you all notice that people in your, and surrounding, towns often have spring clean up times. They are allowed to put things by the roads to be taken away. It sits there for a while before this happens. There is a reason for that. It is a great recycling program.
Now, notice that [...]
100 Things About Me #1: Low-Income Style
Posted in 100 Things About Me, Cheapskate, Cleaning, Clothing, Creating A Pantry Challenge, Decorating Frugally, Food, Free, Frugally, Household Needs, Low-Income, Reduce Reuse Recycle, tagged 100 Things About Me, declutter, donated, Food, Free, landfill, recycle on Monday, September 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
#1. I believe believe that free is good. Even if I don’t need it, I take most of what is offered. The things that I do not need, someone else may need.
For instance, while helping neighbors declutter and pack, I was the recipient of many clothes, school supplies, cleaning supplies, food, shampoos, soaps and lotions, [...]
Another Yard Sale Success and Sewing Curtains
Posted in Cheap, Decorating Frugally, Household Needs, tagged books, Cheap, curtains, dean r. koontz, entertainment, John Saul, Pay it Forward, reading, sewing, stephen king, television, Winter, yard-sale on Monday, August 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I have decided that, since I gave up the DirecTV and the BlockBuster.com, I needed to have some sort of entertainment for the winter months. I will be reading and sewing.
I purchased 8 books for $4.00 at a yard sale Sunday, as well as a few other books over the summer. I am currently reading Lisey’s [...]
Todays Yard Sale Finds
Posted in Cheap, Cheapskate, Decorating Frugally, Free, Frugally, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Winter Holidays, tagged bargains, Free, yard-sale on Friday, August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I had some luck at the yard sales that I found this morning. I got in and extra 2 miles of walking. And I earned 20 cents by picking up a few returnables. No too bad of a day!
Here were my yard sale finds:
1 cordless phone unit: 1 base phone, 2 smaller base phones that [...]
Latest Yard Sale Finds
Posted in Cheap, Cheapskate, Decorating Frugally, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Winter Holidays, tagged Cheap, first apartment, holiday gifts, yard-sale on Monday, August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I went to a yard sale a couple of days ago, and came home with a few household items, some things for Skye’s first apartment, and some holiday gifts.
I paid $3.00 for an overstuffed bag. It was one of those fill a bag deals where you end up paying much less than the total price [...]
Yard Sales are my Favorite!
Posted in Decorating Frugally, Household Needs, Kitchen Needs, Winter Holidays, tagged Cheapskate, treasures, yard-sale on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There was a benefit yard sale here in town last weekend. I went and spent $8.oo on:
$2.00 on 2 handcrafted angel pins for charity
.50 for a brand new stationary set
$2.00 on a holiday quilt that looks brand new and hand made
$1.00 on a cast iron baking pan with mini snowmen (will be great for my [...]
Good Buys
Posted in Decorating Frugally, Others, tagged good buys, yardsales on Monday, June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I decided to spend some time walking around town. I stopped into a couple of yardsales where I found a few good buys:
A novel for 15 cents
A holiday towel, oven mitt and pot holder set for 50 cents
A fabric wall hanging (How to Build a Snowman) for $1.00
A bright orange tote for my daughter [...]
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Brightest Blessings!
I hope to help as many people as possible to live more frugally, whether they have to or choose to.
I am living the low-income life myself, and wish to help others.
I am working hard to get myself off welfare, and only receive MaineCare and partial Food Stamps. I have come a long way over the years, but it hasn't been easy.
Warmest Wishes
Shannon
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