INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. With holiday prices higher than ever and budgets stretched thin, two longtime best friends say they know exactly where to go to make their money and memories last.

Mary Houser and Susan Hayden have been friends for 54 years. Every Wednesday, they meet for breakfast at Hardees, then spend the rest of the day thrifting. Its a tradition they say has become an even bigger lifesaver this holiday season.

We always go to Hardee's first and we get us a little snack and then we're here when the doors open and we love this store. It is probably the best thrift store we have found and we have found all of them, believe me, Houser said. For Houser and Hayden self-proclaimed Thrift Queens the day is as much about the hunt as it is about friendship.

We go through the dresses. We've

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