Comments on: How I Decorated My Son’s Room for Under $60 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/ Our Journey to a Debt-Free Life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:28:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Money-saving tips: blog carnivals worth reading » The Bargain Queen blog http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-38620 Money-saving tips: blog carnivals worth reading » The Bargain Queen blog Sun, 06 May 2007 03:49:45 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-38620 [...] How I Decorated My Son’s Room for Under $60 [...] [...] How I Decorated My Son’s Room for Under $60 [...]

]]> By: Personal Finance Posts and Carnivals for Last Week of April 2007 (Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog) http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-38010 Personal Finance Posts and Carnivals for Last Week of April 2007 (Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog) Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:02:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-38010 [...] The Art of Making Money hosted the 71st Festival of Frugality. The post that I really enjoyed was How to decorate your son’s room for under $60 fromTricia of Blogging Away Debt. It just goes to show you do not need to spend too much if you get [...] [...] The Art of Making Money hosted the 71st Festival of Frugality. The post that I really enjoyed was How to decorate your son’s room for under $60 fromTricia of Blogging Away Debt. It just goes to show you do not need to spend too much if you get [...]

]]> By: Festival of Frugality #71 Is Financially Prudent. | My Two Dollars http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-36500 Festival of Frugality #71 Is Financially Prudent. | My Two Dollars Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:01:40 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-36500 [...] Away Debt has decorated her son’s room for under $60…if you have children, this is a great reference on how to save [...] [...] Away Debt has decorated her son’s room for under $60…if you have children, this is a great reference on how to save [...]

]]> By: Festival Of Frugality #71: Definitions Of Frugality Edition http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-36471 Festival Of Frugality #71: Definitions Of Frugality Edition Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:25:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-36471 [...] How I Decorated My Son’s Room for Under $60 Tricia @ Blogging Away Debt. Tricia tells us how she decorated her son’s room for $59.96 (yeah!…not $60) This post is a fine example of frugality in practice. Instead of buying expensive border, I used some printable sticker paper to print out construction trucks to cut out and stick on the wall for a border. I also used some stickers to decorate the light switch plate and his bed. Total cost: Probably around $2.00. [...] [...] How I Decorated My Son’s Room for Under $60 Tricia @ Blogging Away Debt. Tricia tells us how she decorated her son’s room for $59.96 (yeah!…not $60) This post is a fine example of frugality in practice. Instead of buying expensive border, I used some printable sticker paper to print out construction trucks to cut out and stick on the wall for a border. I also used some stickers to decorate the light switch plate and his bed. Total cost: Probably around $2.00. [...]

]]> By: 3 Things About Money http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-30744 3 Things About Money Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:28:23 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-30744 Wow - sounds like a great room. I'll bet your son really liked it(what's not to love about Bob the Builder?. We like the cinder block shelf idea because they are very hard to tip over, being so heavy, even if dogs or children are climbing the shelves. We get them at the recycled building material store for a buck apiece. Wow – sounds like a great room. I’ll bet your son really liked it(what’s not to love about Bob the Builder?. We like the cinder block shelf idea because they are very hard to tip over, being so heavy, even if dogs or children are climbing the shelves. We get them at the recycled building material store for a buck apiece.

]]> By: Around the PF Blogosphere: April 11, 2007 | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-30525 Around the PF Blogosphere: April 11, 2007 | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:46:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-30525 [...] Blogging Away Debt shares with us how she decorated her son’s room with less than $60 [...] [...] Blogging Away Debt shares with us how she decorated her son’s room with less than $60 [...]

]]> By: Tricia http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-30492 Tricia Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:38:23 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-30492 Viriatha - I like the idea about the cinder blocks for a construction room. At one time, we did use crates with boards on top to make a play table for my son (when he was younger). Or we used some rubbermaid totes when he was a little taller. Moneymonk - I don't have a Toys R Us or a Target near me. Sometimes I wish I did for more choices. As for books, my son has so many. I pick them up for really cheap at garage sales. Viriatha – I like the idea about the cinder blocks for a construction room. At one time, we did use crates with boards on top to make a play table for my son (when he was younger). Or we used some rubbermaid totes when he was a little taller.

Moneymonk – I don’t have a Toys R Us or a Target near me. Sometimes I wish I did for more choices. As for books, my son has so many. I pick them up for really cheap at garage sales.

]]> By: Moneymonk http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-30348 Moneymonk Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:22:14 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-30348 very good ! $60 you did good. I know people spend for more than that. I decorated my daughter room for about $100 Two words Target and Toys R us. Bed sheets, shelves is all you need and maybe a fresh coat of paint. As you said tie in maching artifacts and "viola" - you have a child's room. I did not buy her toys, some blocks and a chalkboad is enough for her. A good chuck went towards books very good ! $60 you did good. I know people spend for more than that.

I decorated my daughter room for about $100

Two words Target and Toys R us. Bed sheets, shelves is all you need and maybe a fresh coat of paint. As you said tie in maching artifacts and “viola” – you have a child’s room. I did not buy her toys, some blocks and a chalkboad is enough for her. A good chuck went towards books

]]> By: Viriatha http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/comment-page-1/#comment-30155 Viriatha Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/04/how-i-decorated-my-sons-room-for-under-60/#comment-30155 Cheap Shelves - I read. And read. And read. Alot. So shelving is something important to me if my books aren't going to just stay in boxes or end up scattered and torn. Tricia of Blogging Away Debt wrote about how she decorated her son's room for under 60$. She talks about buying and scraping some thrift store shelves. She spent $2.50 on those and I think she's talking about wall shelves but if you need shelves, don't have alot of money and, like alot of people trying to spend less, don't have much time, try this idea. Go to Home Depot or someplace similar and buy 4 cinder blocks (shop carefully, cinder blocks can vary oddly in price) and 3 feet of 1"x8" poplar. Put a board down on the floor and 2 blocks on top, board, blocks, board! Under 10$ and you have a 3-shelf bookshelf. Considerably more expensive than Tricia's idea but I think this would go great in her son's construction room! Compare to the Sauder shelves Walmart carries at ~ $23. Cheap Shelves – I read. And read. And read. Alot. So shelving is something important to me if my books aren’t going to just stay in boxes or end up scattered and torn. Tricia of Blogging Away Debt wrote about how she decorated her son’s room for under 60$. She talks about buying and scraping some thrift store shelves. She spent $2.50 on those and I think she’s talking about wall shelves but if you need shelves, don’t have alot of money and, like alot of people trying to spend less, don’t have much time, try this idea.

Go to Home Depot or someplace similar and buy 4 cinder blocks (shop carefully, cinder blocks can vary oddly in price) and 3 feet of 1″x8″ poplar. Put a board down on the floor and 2 blocks on top, board, blocks, board! Under 10$ and you have a 3-shelf bookshelf. Considerably more expensive than Tricia’s idea but I think this would go great in her son’s construction room! Compare to the Sauder shelves Walmart carries at ~ $23.

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