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Vickie's avatar

Can I add a few hacks from the mother of six who didn't always have a great income stream:

Thrift stores have clothing, often name brands, at ridiculously low prices. Household goods (dishes, flatware, pots and pans, lamps, etc) as well as blankets, sheets, tablecloths are also available.

Check out garage/rummage/tag sales in your area. Often churches hold these sales for youth activities (Vacation Bible School, field trips). I clothed all of my kids up to high school hitting garage sales. Again, name brands at pennies on the dollar and you are keeping a lot of clothing from the landfill.

Learn to sew and repair clothing and items.

Make due with less. Do you really NEED 14 pairs of shoes in the same color?

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Krasnov's Killer Cookbook's avatar

Wouldn't say this is effective advice for most Americans, especially those already experiencing layoffs from turbulent markets.

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