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 [...]

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 – $5 spent 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. The first store was Treasures of the Heart in Conway, SC.  Store #2: Recycled [...]

The store’s slogan says, “Not the usual thrift store,” is right on the second-hand money. One of my favorite parts of my trip to Colorado included a visit to a second-hand store. I couldn’t pass the opportunity to visit at least one in this “green” state. So, I chose the Buffalo Exchange in Boulder, CO, which is a chain thrift [...]

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 [...]