Wallet-Friendly Wednesday, 7/21–7/27

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July 21, 2010

Here we are again, folks! Hope you've all had a great week since the last WFW. This week was the home inspection for our first house, and everything went really well. Aside from some things that aren't insurmountable, the inspector asked our real estate agent how she found us such a great deal! That's pretty good, right? :o) First thing to tackle will be the kitchen redo. Oh my goodness, I need tips on how to do that as cheaply as possible, and yet keep it looking way chic! Any tips?

Wallet-Friendly Wednesday is an opportunity for you to share your latest bargain shopping finds, thrift store outfit deals, DIY projects, side-of-the-road pick-ups, consignment shop steals . . . ANYTHING you've done that's saved your money. Use your imagination! Share whatever you've done to save money recently! List it here so that other Bargain Shopping Paradise readers can get inspired. It's a great way to share ideas, and I love seeing how creative everyone gets when it comes to saving money! Please only list family-friendly links. Include your blog name and the name of your "brag" in your link.

Click on the images below to see the original posts, tips, and step-by-step instructions:

• I haven't used Mod Podge, yet, but now I'm definitely going to! I love this outdoor lantern created by Amanda at The Hand Me Down House. Here's what it looked like before:

And I'm absolutely IN LOVE with her bookcase makeover: 

• Check out this super cheap, industrial-fabulous necklace created by Lori @ Paisley Passions. I love the use of every-day washers!

• I really love this Ball jar soap dispenser idea from Decor Chick. Way to repurpose a thrift store find!

• I'm always a sucker for a good chair re-do! Check out this really gorgeous, and ultra-wallet-friendly (she paid $10 for the chair!) yard sale chair that received new life from A Little Lovely:

Thank you all for sharing your money-saving tips and tricks in last week's Wallet-Friendly Wednesday.

If you've never bragged about your bargains before, start now! Simply blog about your most recent bargains and link back here! I'll feature my favs from your links in next week's WFW post. Can't wait to see your ingenious bargains!

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