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• Know your Department Store

  Welcome to Minnesota home of shopping malls. Southdale, a shopping mall located in Edina, MN, opened in 1956 and has been in use ever since. It is the oldest fully enclosed, climate-controlled Mall in the United States. Then there is the site we call... Posted May 04 2013, 08:05 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: planning a visit, fashion, clothing, advertising, financial literacy, strategies, department store shoping, shopping

• What starts a friendship?

  How do people meet each other, get to know each other and support each other? Welcome to Thrifty Living Today a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. . Do you ever travel around your community... Posted Dec 22 2012, 11:54 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with no comments Filed under: generosity, fashion, clothing, do it yourself crafts, frugal living, self content, satisfaction, helping a stranger, learning

• Thrift is there to help you. It is not meant to make life difficult.

  Thrift is a way of life, one you adopt and practice as you make decisions and travel through life. It encourages you to think, set goals, make plans, and carry them through. It is meant to make life easier, more predictable and reliable. Welcome to Thrifty... Posted Oct 12 2012, 10:20 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: consideration of others, clothing, advertising, satisfaction

• Goodwill is a Special Thrift Store. Why?

  I pulled the car into a parking space adjacent to the Goodwill/Easter Seals building in West St. Paul, Minnesota. My neighbor had been selected as General Manager for the new Goodwill Store in our small city. She had raved about the Tour she had completed... Posted Sep 19 2012, 02:49 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: life enhancement, retireandrenew, Thrift, donation, generosity, clothing, frugal living, satisfaction, gifts

• Clearing the closet can save you money

  Clearing the closet introduces you to what you already have. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. This morning my husband called me into our guest bedroom. There... Posted Jul 10 2012, 09:43 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Thrift, fashion, clothing, maintaining clothing

• Take good care of your clothing. Maintain it and you might not have to fix or replace it.

  I was bent over the washing machine staring at the grease on one of my favorite cotton long sleeved shirts. Small black spots of grease made an unusual pattern over the green cloth. "Ugh" I muttered "not again." Why oh why didn't... Posted Mar 31 2012, 11:30 PM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Thrift, clothing, maintain clothing

• Who Makes the Rules?

  Are you in charge of your life? Odd question isn't it? I know we generally think that we make our own decisions, but do we really? Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I... Posted Mar 20 2012, 06:04 AM by Lori Blatzheim with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: life enhancement, retireandrenew, Thrift, fashion, clothing, advertising