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My tip - Stop Buying New Clothes!
Posted: 06 November 2007 08:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 16 ]
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I have found that it is relaxing to go to the secondhand stores to just to see what is available.  I can go in with $10 and come out with some real special items.  It really is a good source for kids items.  I was at one store and ran into a lady I know is worth more than one million dollars purchasing alot of items.  Now she could have been doing charity for her church but she was there.

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Posted: 06 November 2007 11:44 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 17 ]
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Recycling clothes can save alot of money for a young family.  When my daughter was expecting her first boy we went to the secondhand store and purchased all sorts of baby clothes for 1/3 the price of new and some of them were new.

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Posted: 08 November 2007 08:24 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 18 ]
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Well I like the idea of a bargain, so I have purchased items secondhand and yard sales.  My mother used to reconstruct clothes by taking them apart and using the material to make a new item.

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Posted: 30 November 2007 09:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 19 ]
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I like purchasing secondhand items.  Not only are they usable, but also much cheaper than brand new clothing.  That’s really something you have to consider, especially if your on a tight budget already.

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