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I’m a known thrifter. Unlike known grifters, this is a good thing. Since becoming Mrs. Frugalwoods, I’ve tried to buy everything second-hand. This doesn’t always work out and sometimes ...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2019/10/04/how-to-thrift-like-a-rockstar-plan-ahead-buy-ahead-and-focus-on-depreciation/

Finding great trash is both art and science, my frugal friends. Mr. Frugalwoods and I pride ourselves on a honed methodology of trash scouting that’s equal parts whimsy, strategy, and kismet...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/03/23/our-12-tips-for-finding-roadside-treasures-aka-great-trash-finds/

The only problem I have with winter is that it puts a serious cramp in our trash finding endeavors. There’s just no way to locate great trash with 4 feet of snow on the ground. Believe me fo...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2015/02/11/great-trash-finds-pretty-things-edition/

It’s the time of year when resolutions abound and everyone is committing themselves to a cleaner, leaner, serener 2015. I have a bold resolution to add to the list: find better trash in the...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/12/30/not-so-great-trash-finds-new-years-resolution-edition/

On the heels of last week’s list of shockingly expensive things we own, I figured I’d better bring it on back down to earth with some trash finds. This month’s Great Trash Finds is devo...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/11/17/great-trash-finds-the-thanksgiving-edition/

Welcome to the kitchen edition of my recurring analysis of trash–more specifically, items salvaged from the trash by myself and sundry members of the Frugalwoods family. Last month, we view...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/10/22/great-trash-finds-the-kitchen-edition/

In my never-ending pursuit to deliver rigorous financial information in a very dry and straightforward manner, I bring you the third installment of the ongoing investigative series: Great Tras...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/09/10/great-trash-finds-the-sister-edition/

Welcome to the second edition of Great Trash Finds, a scholarly photo essay in which we explore the finer points of scavenging items from the side of the road. Taking stuff otherwise destine...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/08/13/great-trash-finds-the-mom-edition/

Mr. Frugalwoods and I are not above taking things out of the trash–in fact, quite the opposite. We fancy ourselves experts in the procurement of others’ unwanted goods, specifically those...

https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/07/07/great-trash-finds-part-1/