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Thrift Store Find: Penny Pincher

Thrift Store Find: Penny Pincher

By Justin Weinger 2 Comments

I was out thrift store hunting the other day and stumbled across this homemade "Penny Pincher" (which is just a joke item created by a penny pinched by a clothes pin).  It made me laugh out loud. I chuckled again to see that a woman's name was on the bottom of it.  Here was a kindred spirit! My first thought: "That is SO me, I have to have it." But then I thought again. Where would I put it? What would I do with it? Do I need to spend 99 cents on this? So I did what any cheapskate … [Read more...]

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Thrift Store Find: Ink Cartridges

Thrift Store Find: Ink Cartridges

By Justin Weinger 4 Comments

We had a bit of time to kill before we had to go to our sons' parent teacher conferences, so my husband suggested we stop at Goodwill. I was just planning to browse, until I discovered the ultimate thrift store find: ink cartridges. I found a total of 6 brand new black printer ink cartridges for my HP printer for just $17.97 plus tax.  If I had bought those same ink cartridges at full price, I would have easily spent $90 or more! Between coupons and school projects, we print a lot of … [Read more...]

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