Shopping at Thrift Stores – Good for the World, Good for the Wallet

I posted earlier about our back-to-school shopping trip but wanted to go into more detail about the benefits of thrift store shopping. When we initially considered shopping at thrift stores, my first thought was, “Ick!” In case that is also your reaction, here are some reasons to consider it.  Read more

Five Frugal Back-to-School Shopping Tips

This weekend I took my eldest daughter shopping for school clothes since she is heading to kindergarten in just a few weeks. (Excuse me while I grab a hanky. Starting kindergarten feels like crossing over the border from little kid-hood and I can’t believe we are here already!)

If your mailbox is anything like ours, it has been full of ads and flyers for back-to-school sales. I looked through them all but realized we knew of a better and cheaper way to go. We went to Goodwill for our shopping spree! Read more