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#212248 - 04/21/11 02:46 PM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: Anne Holmes]
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I haven’t changed my spending habits too much because I have always been frugal. I have always watched my money closely—had too! Money was/is too hard to work for to be wasteful. We lived/live on a budget and stuck to it. I was always taught you don’t buy things unless you can pay for it. The only thing that we took loans out on was homes and cars. Everything else I would save for.
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#212917 - 05/17/11 08:12 PM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 03/12/10
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Are most of the clothes there sold on consignment? Guess we need to get the word out that people can make some money by cleaning out their closets and selling their unneeded "stuff." NABBW Associate Barb Tobias buys all her clothes at thrift stores, garage sales and etc., then sells them again when she is done with them. She blogs about this frequently. Here's her latest post: Thrift Shopping
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#212935 - 05/18/11 08:42 AM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: yonuh]
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In Scotland certain Charity (thrift) shops receive "goods in kind" which are left overs or less popular items from High Street shops. The cost is well below shop price but a little more than privatly donated goods.These items are good quality always unworn and may be one season out of fashion.But when we buy clothing it lasts well past one season..Childrens clothing in particular is donated like this.It certainly makes sense for a young family to look first in these thrift shops. Many times when a clothing company folds (sadly in the present economy quite often)these thrift shops have large donations. Many shops also advertise for donations of unwanted Christmas gifts and people respond very well. I am always saddened when I see that a house clearance has meant that the personal treasures are for sale..obviously well loved items...sometimes even framed photographs which are bought for the frame only...but then I realise that at least items are recycled and not used in landfill.Puts into perspective what is important.. I do donate what is unused rather than clutter my home..
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#212943 - 05/18/11 05:42 PM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: Mountain Ash]
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Boomer in Chief
Registered: 03/12/10
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Loc: Illinois
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I bet all of us would benefit from donating to eliminate clutter from our homes.
I recall that when Steve and I moved to Galena a few years ago, we moved from a house we had lived in for 10 years or so -- and from which our kids moved off to college and their own homes.
The move was monumental. We had so much "stuff" to purge from the house before we could move that I became overwhelmed and actually broke down in tears as I toured the house and contemplated what would have to be done before the moving truck could roll...
But it wasn't so bad, once we developed a plan, and got some help:
We gave furniture to family and friends who had needs, donated to the Salvation Army and other similar sources, sold stuff on e-Bay, held a mini garage sale and even still, we had so much junk left over that we called 1-800-GOTJUNK and they hauled one and a half truckloads to the landfill.
Since then, we've tried really hard not to accumulate more "stuff" into our lives. I can't imagine how bad things would have been for our children if we'd not handled all of this before now, and they had to deal with it years into the future, when we die.
(The other thing I want to mention is that as an adult, I had moved more than 6 times prior to this move. I thought I was an old hand at moving... But it's one thing to keep packing stuff up and moving it forward, it's a total other thing to figure out how to divest yourself of the stuff you no longer need or use.)
Edited by Anne Holmes (05/18/11 05:48 PM)
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#212947 - 05/18/11 11:03 PM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: yonuh]
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Boomer in Chief
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Loc: Illinois
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Hi Yonuh,
First of all, you have my sympathy. This sort of a move is really tough: both physically and emotionally challenging. But I promise you, it can be done! And you will be really happy you did it -- when it is all over. Though I think I ached for a week after the move...
You've probably figured this out already, but the best way to tackle the job is to organize it and break it up into manageable pieces. Handle one room -- or even one part of a room -- at a time. And have boxes marked "save," "recycle," "give away," and "trash."
Also helpful: early on I pulled together a crew of family and friends to help for a day -- we all worked hard, they got first dibs on stuff they wanted to keep, and I kept them well-fed. Definitely worth it if you can assemble a crew like that.
In the litany of disposal in my story above, I forgot that we also left stuff curbside for the regular trash pick-up. The week of the move, the trash pick-up wasn't just one or two barrels -- it practically ran the full with of our lot. I'm sure the trash guys weren't happy, but that's what ended up happening.
Good luck -- how far away are you moving?
Anne
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#214309 - 08/11/11 08:16 PM
Re: Save or spend?
[Re: chatty lady]
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