Reader hacks
A few great ideas from Frugal Hackers like you:
- Alison says: Hi Kim, wanted to share this website for finding kid's consignment sales in case it's helpful to other moms!
- Adrienne thinks we ought to consider Cozy Bug, a new eBay alternative that's an online flea market and garage sale boutique. CozyBug provides moms and thrifty shoppers with an easier, safer way to buy and sell locally for free.
- Mrs. Mecomber shares a post on how to save money while traveling and still have fun. She also has directions for irrigating on the cheap: with a sump pump, or without. Check out her stain remover and learn why you should never pour grease down the drain. If it's too late, here's her tip on using an auger instead of Drano to open up a clogged drain.
- Lisa is really excited about CVS and Frugal Hacks. After my first trip to CVS, I need to take some lessons from her!
Finally, Melinda has a question, and I'll bet you answers:
I'm wondering how to be frugal, organized, and decluttered. Is it possible?
What's your hack? Speak up!
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4 Responses to “Reader hacks”
February 20th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
My suggestion is to go through everything that you have and decide what you really need. This may take a couple weekends but it will get you decluttered and organized. Things of significant value can be sold on Ebay, Craigslist or Half.com. I wouldn’t recommend it for smaller stuff because once shipping is factored in the buyers won’t consider it such a great deal and you will have had to pay the listing fees and deal with the hassle. Everything else you can freecycle (www.freecycle.org) or donate to charity. To stay frugal when you look at getting new stuff make sure you really need it not just want and then look on ebay, craigslist, freecycle, and thrift stores. You would be amazed at what you can find at really great prices. And the effort involved will probably dissuade impulse buying. A great source for cheap books is half.com or you could always just use your library. I use Amazon.com to read reviews on books and then I check them out at my local library. It works great.
You can check out what my fiance and I are doing to meet those three goals on our blog http://badhuman.wordpress.com
February 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am
Cosy bug link is broken.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:23 am
Oh, I’ve been wanting to find an alternative to eBay, because they are on the pro-life boycott list. I can’t wait to check it out!
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 am
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