INSIDE:ECO KNOWLEDGE Pg.1CONSUMER TIPS Pg.2FEATURED STORY SINGLE VISION Pg.3FLAGLER HUMANE SOCIETY Pg.4HAVEN HOSPICE & GROWING TREND Pg.5BEAM & TIPS AND TRICKS OF THRIFTING Pg.6

THE VOICE FOR NON PROFITS AND TIPS FOR LIVING THRIFTY

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SOME FACTS ABOUT TEXTILE RECYCLING As you know, Thrift Life Style aka Fab Finds LLC is the voice for your local non-profit thrift stores. We tell their stories and keep you updated with events and where your money goes when you shop the stores.Motto: Thrifters keep thrifting and recycle your money back into your community! Something you may not know even the non-sellable items are reused and recycled, saving our landfills, the whole cycle is extremely Eco friendly.

100,000 donated sneakers saves 715 cubic meters of landfill space.Sneakers are made up of about 80% petroleum and take over 50 years to start breaking down - Up to 1000 years to degrade. Textile recycling provides about 17,000 jobs every year. The US generates 82 lbs of waste textiles per person every year, only 12 lbs are recycled leaving 70 lbs to be hauled off to landfills.

An estimated 14.3 million tons of textiles were generated in 2012 or 5.7% of total solid waste generation.The recovery rate of all textiles was only 15.7% in 2012.

In the US,75% of pre-consumer textile waste is recycled by manufacturers, but only 15% of post-consumer waste is recycled.

One in four American women own seven pairs of jeans but only wear four of them regularly.Over 70% of the world's population uses second-hand clothes.

Nearly 100% of donated textiles are recycled. The materials are separated into three grades.

• Usable Clothing (45%)• Wiping Cloth Grades (30%)• Fiber Conversion Grades (21%)

Thrift.LifeTM it’s not just living thrifty, its thrifty living!

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The “UNIT PRICE”. What is unit price and retail price?

In retail, unit price is the price for a single unit of measure of a product sold. The “unit price” tells you the cost per pound, quart, ounce or other unit of weight. It is posted on the shelf below the food so you can compare different brands and sizes to the costs. The problem is that stores don’t always have aconsistent unit. For example one may be in total unit cost and another divided per weight. Unit price is the cost assigned by a retailer to a given item under a particular measurement label.For example, you might see price per ounce, per pound, per bar or per box. Unit price matters becauseretailers and manufacturers have different sized packages, such as regular and family-sized cereal.Looking at the unit price gives you a consistent tool by which to determine which package is cheaper, bigger doesn’t always mean you’ll save- see above- The larger item is more expensive per ounce then the smaller one. If you bought two small ones to equal the same larger size the price is $3.48 a savings of 21 cents.

It’s sometimes difficult to tell which item is cheaper if all the measurement units on the items are different. It’s a little like wanting to play a game but having all the players have a different set of rules. Stores don’t always have a consistent unit. For example, they might use per ounce for cheese and per pound for meat. Part of the unit price lesson therefore is converting one unit to another. At first, it can help to have a chart for this. You could also use a mobile application on your phone or similar device as you shop.

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Fab Finds had the pleasure of being allowed to tag along with our friend Gary to visit Single Vision so he could donate his truck to his good friend Carl owner of Single Vision.

After a long drive down a dirt road we arrived at Single Vision, this was fairly easy to spot with a steel gate and tall fence with iron cut out of bears, tigers, etc.

Once inside, our tour was very educational and interactive, what a great place to visit with the kids or for any animal enthusiast. We had a blast learned alot about each animal and where they are from, Carl is Extremely knowledgeable about all of the animals. You can check it all out and read Carl’s Biowww.singlevisioninc.org. to find out how Single Vision began.

Endangered Species Educational FacilityFor Single Vision the purpose is not to just provide a home for the beautiful exotic species that they house, but meet the animals physical and psychological needs by enriching their lives with daily inter-species play and human interaction outside their daily enclosure.

Discover what Single Vision does. www.singlevisioninc.org

To schedule a tour call: Phone: (904) 377-7993

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Watch Fab Finds visit to Single Vision @ http://www.fabulousfindsad.com/fab-finds-single-vision/

Looking for a bargain? Visit the FlaglerHumane Society Thrift Store shop or donate to help homeless animals.

Since 2008 the Flagler Humane Society Thrift Store has been vital in supporting the Flagler Humane Society with a staff of hard working, multi-talented volunteers dedicated to making a difference, helping animals and saving lives. 100% of proceeds from our sales directly benefit theanimals in our care.

Find great prices on quality clothing and household goods through our thrift store, helping to serve the needs of our community. Address: 224 St. Joe Plaza Dr. Palm Coast, FL.Hours:Mon–Sat 9:30 am - 4:00 pmPhone:386-597-2839 Please leave a message.

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We focus on maximizing quality of life by actively and aggressively managing pain and otherphysical symptoms, and we are committed to providing emotional and spiritual support for you and your loved ones.

We honor and respect the cultural differences in the patients and families we serve and arededicated to improving community access to hospice and palliative care.

Haven’s patient care teams are specially trained in managing symptoms, controlling pain, andcaring for the psychological, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and their loved ones. Each team works with the patient, family and the patient’s primary physician to customize a care plan to ensure the highest level of quality care. Donate and shop the Haven Attic Thrift Store.

Address:. 2497 US Hwy. 1 South Phone:(904)417-1337 Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mon - Sat.

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Join the Fastest Growing Trend in the world! Thrift.Life “It’s Not Just Thrifty Living It’s Living Thrifty”

There are so many misconceptions about thrift stores and, yes, you may come across one that is nothing but junk so make a note to, self, “not that one”!

Majority of these stores are clean and organized. Most, wash and clean the items before they display them. If you are concerned about cleanliness just ask the store manager and they will be happy to

answer your questions. Always remember to “Inspect Try Then Buy”.

Spread the Thrift Life Love! When you shop at nonprofit Thrift stores, You are saving lives! Abused animals, battered woman, teenage pregnancies and homeless to name just a few. Go shopping today

and help your local community.

Second hand, vintage and eclectic clothing are showing up EVERYWHERE! Thrifting and Living the Thrift.Life is The Fastest Growing Trend in the World just look on the

streets, in the office and even on TV with celebrity’s. like: Swedish billionaire, Ikea Owner, Ingvar Kamprad, Julia Roberts, Macklemore, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Debbie Harry, Zooey Deschanel, Lara

Spencer, Ryan Tedder, R&B singer Miguel, Elle Varner, Janelle Monáe and more. It proves, “you’re never too rich or famous to be frugal”,

Our mission is to help families through emergencies and to guide them to self-sufficiency.Founded in 1985 by representatives of local churches who received many personal appeals foremergency financial assistance, The Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry, or BEAM, was created to provide help in a coordinated way and to prevent duplication of services. Today the communitysupport for BEAM has extended well beyond the faith community to include individuals, businesses, local organizations, and local foundations.

Visit 3 thrift store locations.Find them at www.fabulousfindsad.com and www.jaxbeam.org/beamthrift/

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Tips and Tricks for Thrift Store Shopping!!!

There are many types of thrifters, some are name brand driven. They tend to look at labels first and then what it looks like, I have even seen these thrifters purchase the items solely on the brand, I am sure it will be for resale somewhere because there is no way they are making the purchase for them

self. Keep on thrifting, thrifters regardless of the reason and keep supporting our non-profit stores, its recycling you money back into your community.

Brand and label shopping is great if you know who is who in the label fashion world. I for one, am a

“by sight” thrifter, if I like the way it looks ”its mine”!! I only look at the label after I find what I like and even then I couldn’t tell you if it is a high fashion brand? Sometimes when its clothing, I have to

confess, I may have found it, tried it on and purchased it before I look at the brand. Although being a “by sight thrifter” I have found some pretty fabulous finds!!

My personal goal when thrifting is to please myself, look good and save money$$. I am waiting for the day when someone approaches me and says” I think that was mine, I donated it to___” FUN!!!

PARTICIPATING NON-PROFITSAyla’s Acres Thrift Shop

Betty Griffin House

Haven Hospice Attic

Our Lady of Good Counsel

S.A.F.E. Pet Rescue

Alpha Omega Miracle Home

St Gerard Thrift Store

St Vincent De Paul Store

Sertoma / Wags N Whiskers

Divine Mercy House Thrift Shop

Phoenix Thrift Shoppe

Alpha Pregnancy

Flagler Humane Thrift

Habitat Restore

Halifax Hospice Resale

Hammock Thrift Shop

BEAM Thrift

Hubbard House Thrift

Begin Again Home Goods

Christmas Come True

Island Breeze Upscale Resale

Community Hospice Thrift Shop

Read thier stories @ http://www.fabulousfindsad.com

Fab Finds LLCIs the voice for your local nonprofits, to educate the public as to where your money

goes when you shop your local nonprofit thrift store. This is shared through the medias of Print, Maps, Radio, TV, Video and written Blogs

sent to 10 plus social medias such as: Twitter, LinkedIn, 4 Facebooks, 3 Web Sites, Tumblr, Google+, Pinterest. Email blasts, Hand Outs and more.

The money spent at the thrift stores is what keeps these charities open and able to help your neighbors and or animals in need!

Fab Finds LLC does this FREE for them. We support ourselves through Contributors, Sponsors and Advertisers.

Fab Finds LLC currently covers three counties and expanding. Help Us Help Them!

Recycle your money back into the local community while getting a great deal andhaving fun finding the “Fab Find” “Thrifters Keep On Thrifting”

You can read their stories, find their stores and watch the videos at:www.fabulousfindsad.com - http://thrift.life - www.thriftlifestyle.com

Face Book: Sandra McGnnis Conners and like our pages- Fab Finds, Thrift Life and Thrift Life Style Magazine

Advertising and Sponsorships Available For more information contact us:

Sandra 904-814-6116fabulousfinds@gmail.com

Fab Finds LLC has created a way to share and help all nonprofits get their word out through our publications: Thrift Life Style Magazine, trifold maps also through

interactive maps, posts and video on all social medias. This is FREE for them. We sell ads and except contributions within all our medias.

Meet the Founders

Sandra McGinnis Conners Founderfabulousfindsad@gmail.com 904-814-6116

Edward WagnerFounder

fabulousfindsad@gmail.com 904-315-0927