Garage Sale Finds

A few months ago I came upon a huge garage sale. This place had tons of stuff and amongst the goodies there I found these four
outhouse paintings. I gave 2.00 for all of them. Right now I have 2 in the small bath and 2 in the master bath. I love to shop garage sales but seldom have the time. I also love thrift stores. You can find so many useful and beautiful things and why pay big money
when you can shop at a thrift store for a fraction of the price? Saving money, especially in
these turbulent economic times is really on the top of my agenda right now. For a long time I have preferred to buy clothes at consignment shops rather than buying new. If I can find a top quality consignment shop I could stay there for hours sorting through the clothes. Most of my friends are the same way. We can have a ball going to garage sales, thrift stores and consignment shops. At the same sale, I found this small lamp. I filled it with potpourri I had at the house.My latest money-saving project is making fire starters. I save my paper egg cartons, dryer lint and left over scented wax candles. I fill those egg cartons up with dryer lint then pour my melted scented wax leftovers from my candles over the lint. Then just tear them apart and store them in a folger's plastic coffee can. You won't believe how good those smell when you take the lid off of the can. The highly scented candles work the best. I like to buy products such as clothes soap, dryer sheets/fabric softener, trash bags and paper products from the dollar store. Most of the other items on my weekly shopping list I get at Wal-mart. In comparing prices, I find there IS a difference - the dollar store is much cheaper on paper products and even some grocery items but you have to shop around. Make a list of those things you use daily and shop around a bit. It's worth it when you make note at the end of the week what you spent and where.