When we got an apartment, I started going to tag sales. Just about everything we had we got at them. Then when people asked me where I got the nice things, I would say at the early yard sale store. When our babies came along, again tag sales provided us with crib, changing table and clothes. I just had to buy diapers. At the grocery store, the markdown produce and meat, crushed boxes and cans (that were not open or bulging), meat that said use that day, or freeze.
We raised 4 children and they were always dressed nice. When the grandkids came along, I bought a used toy box, and each week I would go to tag sales and buy toys, sterilize them and put in the box. When the kids came over, the first place they went was to the toy box. Life is what you make it.
By Sandy from Uncasville, CT
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07/19/2010
We started with two electric skillets: a small one and a large one. I used them for all of our cooking for several months before we could afford a stove. I was so grateful that I could make two things at once! I'd almost forgotten about those days. Thanks for bringing back the memory.
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My Frugal Life - Why I Love Yard Sales