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 in Conway, SC.  Store #2: Recycled [...]

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. Store #1: Treasures of the Heart, Conway, SC When you visit this store on [...]

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 [...]

[UPDATE - Moozie's Closet CLOSED February 17, 2012. The owners cited that they were starting a new chapter in their lives and we wish them all the best as Moozie's Closet will be forever missed!] In sharing my blog with new friends, I was invited to go shopping with one of my newest friends, Karen. The first stop was Twice [...]

I have decided that my favorite second-hand store is the Sunshine Shoppe in Chesterfield, SC. This is my second visit and it’s a hoot every time! The ladies holler (yes, a Southern term) to each other across the store about everything – food, directions, clothing and gossip. I simply enjoy the entertainment of the shopping experience. This was a solo [...]

It came in the mail as a sinful temptation – the Kohl’s sales paper with coupons.  Having started a new job about a month ago, I have been in desperate need of nice business pants. I bought some pants from Walmart not long ago, but those haven’t been too tempting to wear. They are just ugly. I deemed them the [...]

After about a year of blog slumber, I decided to reignite my green blog. I suppose I was just waiting for the right time and the right focus. I decided to kick it off with a bang with my New Year’s Resolution. Recently, my husband and I reviewed our spending habits for 2010 and learned that our family of three [...]