Thrifty Goodness

If you were to pull out a dictionary, look up the word thrifty, you might me surprised (or not) to find my name listed,  I love garage sales, goodwill, thrift stores.  Part of it it the "thrill of the hunt" but I really do use the things I find.  Now I am not saying I do not resell them after I am finished and actually make a profit, but I use them or wear them and then I get rid of the item. It is a very good thing I am not attached to items and purge as much as I buy or we would have issues. I have no problem selling it off. Ask the kids, when I say I am having a garage sale, they start hiding treasured items. As I walked around my house today realized I have decorated my house mostly on things I have found at the goodwill or garage sales~
Almost every single thing in my closet and I am not talking cheap clothes( there clothes in my closet from CABI, Athleta, Miss Me, and a lot of other great brands).  I actually wear my clothes and when I am done resell them for a PROFIT! It makes me laugh because most people buy their clothes for name brands. I buy the brands not because I care, but for higher resale profits.
I have assembled a gallery wall in my house with frames from the goodwill, I have refinished old furniture, have made old coffee tables into ottomans. Recently, I found 2 i Pod touches for 125 dollars for both . I was singing Christmas songs as I skipped down their driveway (shhhhh top secret Christmas Presents)
I have made an entire bar area with Pottery Barn stuff which is actually quite funny because Kevin and I rarely drink!
BUT even I have limits.  I do not buy fabric furniture or mattresses, There are too many bugs that could hide. So generally, my rule is if it can't be washed or cleaned, I pass. I will buy it from friends who I know are bug free. See that nice animal print chair-that is from a friend.  I also would never buy undergarments. NOPE can't do it!!!
I do not consider myself cheap but rather smart. Plus I really am helping the environment.