Zen and the Art of Goodwill
I am not a regular thrifter. I try, but there are obstacles. Usually, it’s time. Plus, as a policy, I do not to shop recreationally. Don’t go ‘just because’. Go with a purpose and a list. What with the...
View ArticleStuff Purgatory.
After my Goodwill pilgrimage earlier this week, it was time to visit the hall cupboard. See, there is a special little spot in our hall cupboard. Its the deep bottom shelf on the left hand side. Not a...
View ArticleMonday Money Saving: Groupon and Why I’m not a good thrifter.
But, not in that particular order. Made one of my rare Goodwill pilgrimages this weekend. I simply do not do this enough. Not enough to really know what I am doing, make it worth my while, and hone my...
View ArticleThrift Score!
Not to be confused with ThriftCore, where my friend Van posts all her awesome thrifting finds, but still awesome in my own right. Yes, I’m going to keep saying ‘awesome’. Perpare yourself. I’ve...
View ArticleThrift Strategy Fail
You win some. You loose some. And sometimes you spend too much money at Value Village. Since I’m working on my thrifting, I’ve started carrying at list with me. A list I can refer back to in order to...
View ArticleClothing: An Argument for New
This feels like it should be a confession. That there is somehow shame in buying new clothes. Because I pay (mostly) full price. Because they are items (mostly) made overseas. Shame on me as a...
View ArticleLessons in Thrifting: Going Abroad
I haven’t been writing about my thrift adventures much at all. Because they’ve been sucking wind. Either they haven’t been happening or when they do I find just about bupkiss. Next to bupkiss. Nothing...
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