Curbside Shopping and Dollar Stores.....

Curbside Shopping is all about studying your neighborhood and Trash patterns. It really became an art form sadly partly due to the Foreclosure Epidemic. An increased volume of furniture and household goods has been flooding curbs across the Country. The best rule of thumb is to avoid goods that are at risk of harboring Bedbugs. This would include most fabric based furnitures ( ie.sofas) and bedding. Wooden and Metal Furniture that can be refurbished or cleaned and painted is a very viable option and can save one hundreds of dollars. I have basically gotten lamps,dining room table and chairs, and all of my Garden Supplies and porch furniture via Curbside Shopping. If you are going to investigate curbside goods, do always scrub and wash the goods you acquire. Be brave and be creative. ( Sunday nights in our hood we all greet each other out exploring, it has become a neighborhood tradition...) My Best Find to date is my Sewing Machine which cost me nothing and has given me 3 years of service and helped me repair many clothes and curtains.

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Dollar Stores are springing up all over and offer a wide variety of amazing deals. Items that usually cost too much at the grocer and the pharmacy are only One Dollar, ranging from Cleaning Supplies,laundry goods, to Toiletries.Example: Headphones for the computer are over Nine Dollars at the Pharmacy and are only a dollar at the dollar store. Shampoo and soaps which are 3-8 dollars at the pharmacy, same brands only one dollar. Many Dollar Stores also have Water, Drinks, and Coffee and Frozen Food and some dinner and lunch and breakfast and snack items that are an amazing deal. Do you live with a teen who might die without Soda, Dollar store soda is 4 Cans/dollar. You can also find items that you might not expect, shower curtains, pet supplies and even lightbulbs ( 4/dollar) and batteries ( again 8/dollar). All of these can save you hundreds on your grocery and household Bills. Again explore the Dollar Stores in your area, you will be amazed what you can find....