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Thrift Flipper Paid Forty Dollars…

Oct 23, 20265 min read

Walk into any Goodwill and you will see couches that have been…

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She Bought Eighteen Mismatched Nightstands…

Oct 23, 20265 min read

Most people who flip furniture work on one piece at a time.…

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She Bought A Hundred Fifty…

Oct 22, 20265 min read

A dresser and nightstand set bought for $150 does not sound like…

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She Paid Five Dollars Each…

Oct 22, 20265 min read

Some thrift store finds practically call out to be rescued. A furniture…

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She Spotted What Looked Like…

Oct 22, 20265 min read

Every thrifter dreams of the moment. You walk into a secondhand shop,…

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Her Restored 1950s Bike Was…

Oct 21, 20266 min read

Every garage sale host knows the early bird who shows up before…

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She Had Under $50 For…

Oct 21, 20265 min read

Some days a grocery run feels like a tightrope walk between a…

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He Hit Six Yard Sales,…

Oct 21, 20265 min read

A Saturday morning, a pocketful of small bills, and a sharp eye…

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Her Luck Was Insane At…

Oct 21, 20266 min read

Every thrifter dreams of the sale where the sellers do not know…

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She Found A $1 Frame…

Oct 21, 20266 min read

Fall decorating does not have to cost much. Sometimes it starts with…

About Me
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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Hand pulling a boxed item from a thrift store shelf beside a small secondhand shop storefront
Woman at an estate sale beside a close-up of orange and green autumn pumpkins
Woman with a microphone in a bright living room beside a monthly planner and pens for busy family schedules
Creator cover beside an old wooden rowboat standing upright as garden art in a yard
Reseller at a table of NES and Sega games holding a fan of cash beside a wall of retro game cartridges
Creator thumbnail of a picker with a table of fishing gear beside stock photo of fishing rods on a boat
Vintage flea market tables beside a ceramic bowl used as a small succulent planter
Creator thumbnail of a garage sale find beside stock photo of vintage items at a yard sale
Smiling woman in a kitchen with cookie bar baking supplies beside chocolate chip cookie bars on a baking sheet