Since I got knocked up, I have not been able to enjoy the second-hand stores like I used to. Up until Month 4 or 5 in my pregnancy, my pants stopped fitting and my shirts started to get tighter. Oh, the joys of pregnancy were just getting started. I tried all attempts to find maternity clothes in thrift stores, but [...]

For Christmas I received $50 cash, so my plan was to visit some second-hand stores and see how far I could go with it. I shall call it my “50 Dollar Quest” mini-series and it will span into multiple posts until my money has been spent. The first store was Treasures of the Heart (spent $5) and the second store was [...]

As the year comes to a close, I reflect on my New Year’s Resolution of 2011 to not buy new clothes for an entire year, but to purchase them from second-hand stores only. For anyone that has known me this year, this was easier said than done. It was in February, when I got my new job as the Sustainability [...]

So a Tweet told me to check out a kids clothing swap website. It’s called ThredUp. Basically you swap boxes of kids clothes for a small fee. You can also swap tops, books or media. You can list your own kids clothes and get rid of them for free (shipping and all). The only time you ever pay is when [...]