Well friends its that time again. Well past that time really, but here is the next instalment in my series on how to not only survive but also thrive (and have fun doing it) during these economic hard times.
This week's instalment is about thriftstores. Many, if not most of you, have purged your cabinets, armoires, and closets for donations to charity thrift stores operated by organizations such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill Industries, the Humane Society, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, or your local battered women's shelter. But why just get rid of things at these places?
Do you have a birthday gift to buy? need a new coat for winter? need to redecorate your living room? Well then, get yourself to your nearest goodwill! In addition to getting things for way below regular retail prices, you experience guilt free shopping. You are providing an outlet for those with surplus to keep their unwanted items out of landfills. Also you are providing work and jobtraining for the poor, as well as other services to those in need.
You can even win money for especially creative reuse of items found at thriftstores operated by several national organizations such as Goodwill Industries Inc.
Have you found a treasure at thrift stores? please share about it in the comments section below.
Jo
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I just went to Thrift Town, wooo hoooo! I found a number of vintage items -- from green-handled kitchen implements to a 1967 Kansas City Chiefs football pennant -- for 99 cents or less. I bought a bunch of that "stuff" with a plan to sell them on eBay. If I make $1 I'm ahead -- but I feel that it's likely to make more than that. Now that's what I'm talking about, baby...
ReplyDeleteah, gotta love the win wins. Teh thrift store gets money (which goes to a good cause) and you get money (which goes to a good cause--the end of debt).
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