Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 8, 2012

About five years ago, I started thrifting. My husband now teases me that I am the Indiana Jones of thrifting. Successful thrifting takes a little effort. Try these tips for a better thrifting experience. :: Don’t go in a rush and leave the kids at home (if you can). Not all thrift stores are created equal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 21, 2012

For example, you can try shopping at thrift stores. Thrift Stores Some people think thrift stores are inherently dirty, but this is often not the case. For this reason, thrift stores are a great place to find gently used children’s clothing. Many of these stores are crowded.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Whether you are asked to donate to charity , or whether your cousin needs a little help with his finances, we often get hung up on whether or not we have enough cash to help out. Donate items : Since my son is an only child, his clothing doesn’t get a lot of heavy use. Don’t limit yourself to the thrift stores, either.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2014

If the stigma of thrifting gets to you, remember, it’s not “used”, it’s “vintage”. Whatever is left unclaimed at the end of the evening gets donated. Pair those discount price tags with a coupon or sale to get the most bang for your buck. Spend the evening trying on eachothers’ discards. It’s a win-win-win. Check out Sample Sales.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Anything you now longer want that is still wearable and in reasonable condition can be donated to thrift stores. Garments that are in good condition, especially well-known or high-end labels, could be donated or sold to secondhand clothing stores or through eBay or other online sites.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Buy one then sell, donate or exchange it. Put your unwanted Halloween decorations out for reuse by donating them. Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Take apart old fall decorations and reassemble them into new arrangements.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2014

I pulled out clothes that I don’t wear and I’ll donate to the thrift store. In the first 3 weeks of 2014, I have made some decluttering progress. I reorganized my bedroom closet and dresser. I reorganized years worth of photos that were in boxes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

These get donated to thrift stores or placed in consignment shops so you might keep checking your local stores for these. Now that they failed to keep their resolutions, some folks are deciding to free up space by donating their last years equipment, or selling it. Other tips. Snag a discounted gift card online.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2014

Typically they don’t want to bring it to the dump or donate it because the item is in good condition. Sell Your Home Faster With These Cheap Ideas 5 Budget Friendly Ways to Bring More Life to Your Apartment How to Shop for Furniture at Thrift Stores Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores.

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APRIL 1, 2021

Recently I tried something completely new to me and earned $1000 in less than 3 months by donating plasma–see the details in #14. I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Bring in Extra Money: 14 – Donate Plasma. 15 – Have a yard sale.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

I shop at thrift stores frequently and I am always amazed at how much I see with store tags still on the product. But that store credit is much better than sending it to the thrift store as a donation. Also, my cousin has had a lot of success simply listing some things on her personal Facebook page. Return Unused Purchases.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

While I like to shop at thrift stores, I have a hard time finding TALL length jeans for my 5’10 frame and I was in need of new jeans. We decided to donate the turkey to the food bank. My favorite pair had a hole in an unseemly place and my other favorite pair came with holes, and neither is appropriate for work.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. If I don’t wear something within a season, I donate it–unless it is an occasional use type of piece like the dressy shoes above. All of which I regularly find at the thrift store. I’m a big fan of Banana Republic, J.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2016

Thrift Shopping. With your wardrobe in mind, start with thrift stores. Thrift stores are not the dusty, smelly places of the past. Many people donate their clothing they no longer wear or need, which often include name-brands.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 17, 2012

Clothing Bags If you donate clothing to your local thrift stores , then these bags can help you out. If you keep small trashcans in your bathroom or elsewhere in your house, you can use these bags as tiny trash bags. This is much less expensive than buying the small trash bags.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find books and DVDs. They are perfectly functional and look great. Books and DVDs.

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APRIL 6, 2016

Choose thrift first. And rather than throw unused possessions away, donate to a thrift store or offer up on Freecycle.org. You will save about $2.50 a day, and avoid sending those paper cups to the landfill. Rather than purchasing new, check to see if you can borrow from a friend, barter, or buy second hand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

First, you can consider donating the items to a local shelter or thrift store. This is an especially good idea if it’s your last day, and you still have a number of items left for sale. Everything Else If you still have items left over after your garage sale, you have a number of options.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

Participate in local food drives and donations and involve your kids in your actions. You can make it fun for you kids by running a household scavenger hunt in which you reward you children for finding household items to donate, such as clothes, toys, books, old appliances, and canned goods.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

Check out some thrift stores, vintage stores, flea markets, and garage sales. If you can’t sell something, consider donating it and at least getting the tax write off. Just be sure to keep your receipts so that you can get the tax credit for the donation. But there is good news. 2 – Look for free stuff, too.

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The Bargain Hunter Extraordinaire

JANUARY 14, 2010

Bracelets: Creme: Forever 21 $6 (set of 3) ; Gold Cuff: Thrifted $2 Total: $53.50 This will allow for a $10 donation to be made to the American Red Cross and charged to your account. My Outfit: Bow Top: Xhiliration - Target $12 Bell bottom jeans: Target $20 Studded T-strap Peep-toes: GoJane.com $10 Earrings: H&M $3.50

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. You donate to suitable charities. We lack all the stuff our parents spent years accumulating – stuff like furniture, cookware, bedding, and etc.

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JUNE 23, 2011

Why wouldn't you donate it to Goodwill? We immediately realized that there was nothing wrong with the bike. I have a feeling my neighbor's granddaughter outgrew it, but why would you put a working trike out in the garbage?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. Here is a short list of some of my favorite finds at garage, estate and thrift store sales. I swore I’d never buy used junk again… but now I’ve changed my mind. I hate waste and I see it all the time.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Once we made the decisions to get rid of a lot of our possessions (we donated them to the thrift shop), we also decided to be careful about the amount of clutter we brought back in to the house. We were tired of the clutter.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

I feel like I made a lot of trips to the thrift store to donate our stuff, but my house will tell you otherwise. It was a long road and we were finally non-mortgage debt FREE!! Related Reading: Our Debt Freedom Plan Update (October 2019). 2 – Reduce our clutter. This is a work in progress and I feel it will always by my goal.

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