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Singer Tiny Serger TS380

Singer Tiny Serger TS380

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Back in mid-July I stopped at a yard sale. It was one of the yard sales I like – the ones where the people are REALLY trying to move their stuff so their prices are dirt cheap. I found the Singer Tiny Serger for $4.00. It didn't come with the user manual, so naturally I went looking for it online. I was dismayed to find it was being sold for $20! I was tempted to put out the $20 since… Read the rest

Thrift Store Finds

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I mentioned our “new” suitcases the other day that I found from Savers. Here's a couple of photos of them. The huge one is on the bottom, the large one is laying on top. They both have wheels on the bottom. The big one was $7.99 and the large one was $6.99. And here's the large one. It was $4.99. It will fit nicely into the one above. This will be great for storing purposes. But here is the really… Read the rest

Read to Your Children

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Frugal Babe had a baby a couple of months ago, and it is really awesome to read about a family with a new baby that are living so simply. Babies really don't need much and they don't cost that much either. Seriously. Babies don't care about a fancy nursery or changing table, or expensive toys. Especially when they are newborns. All they really want is mother's milk, a dry bottom, and to be held close and snuggled. I've mentioned my… Read the rest

Remove Wrinkles – Like Magic!

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If you are visiting from Festival of Frugality 134, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you Aaron of On Financial Success for the hard work of hosting this event, and including my post! This is so awesome! Here's the before picture:Here's the after picture: Looks a lot better, doesn't it? I'm sure you've seen those television advertisements about that steam machine that magically removes wrinkles and then there's a product you can buy that “releases” wrinkles. This past Tuesday… Read the rest