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Patty from Tennessee

Membername:

patty_p

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Thrift stores and garage sales

Your Best Bargain of All Times:

An inversion table in like new condition (for back therapy). It retails for over $300, and I got it for $30 at a yard sale.

Your Best Money-Saving Tip:

Make your home a pleasant and nurturing place to be, and you and yours will want to be there instead of out spending money.

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Lois from Colorado

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Dumpsters and free boxes at garage sales

Your Best Bargain of All Times:

Free batteries suitable for a solar system that were being thrown away from a cell phone company's uninterruptible power supply. They're worth $3000 new, and have lasted us four years so far (They have a projected total life of 10-15 years).

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Carol from New Jersey

Membername:

Engliv

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Amazon.com is my favorite source for cheap books. I often shop at Walmart to save money, but check the sales prices at other stores first. Thrift stores and Craigslist are also good sources for finding less costly items.

Your Best Bargain of All Times:

We bought a brand new sink and toilet at a garage sale that had never been used (The couple who sold them didn't want blue at the time). We paid $10, and used them in an extra bathroom for 15 years.

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Rachael from Pennsylvania

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Aldi's

Your Best Bargain of All Times:

I bought diapers at a yard sale for $4 (the biggest package), and have bought numerous Christmas gifts from yard sales (all brand new stuff). I have also resold a bunch of stuff on eBay and at yard sales for a profit.

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Helen from Toronto, Ontario

Your Favorite Source for Bargains:

Winners clearance rack, Freecycle and Value Village

Your Best Bargain of All Times:

The discounted (up to 30%), plus 50%-less-pricing of watches in The Bay. I love their brand name, really classy watches. I have a few for different occasions, and I give them as gifts too.

Your Best Money-Saving Tip:

Try to invest in a good sewing machine. Just being able to do your own hemming will save you tons in the long run; and that doesn't even take into consideration the savings from being able to repair rips, replace buttons and zippers and take in your own clothes. It'll also enable you to submit an article for publication on DIY Guides!