Blog Posts - Thrift Stores

My people are the Garage Sale People—the tribe of the maternal side of my family. Their ceremonial garb includes comfortable walking shoes, a coin purse, and sometimes one of those old-timey green visors worn be people who count money in … Co...

This post is part of a 31 day series – 31 days to Love the Home You Have.  I am blogging through the 31 day challenge in the back of the book “Love the Home You Have” by Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room.  You can read all the pos...

Moving to a new home rarely hits the list of top ten favorite things to do, but if you organize yourself ahead of time, it doesn’t have to be chaotic.

Having a garage sale can be a lot of work, but they can also be rewarding. Here are some tips to help you have a stress-free experience.

The first week of May, I found the game WOULD YOU RATHER at Deseret Industries (for those of you who are unfamiliar with Deseret Industries, it's a thrift store similar to Goodwill). The game was clearance priced at Target for $7.48, but I...

Have you ever shopped at a Restore?  I thought I would take you on a tour of one and hope that you can find one near you that you can check out soon.  It is like a home improvement outlet store and thrift store combined in one!  So you...

I'm on youtube today, answering a reader's question. Today we are chatting about how to find your size at the thrift store...especially if you are plus size. Head on over to my channel to see the whole video :)Have a fabulous Monday!!XO Danielle...

The best ways to Purchase Danish Furniture – The ideal method to lay hands on a great item of Danish furniture is checking out establishments that market them. There are thousands of shops throughout the globe that markets these special items o...

Finding Great Thrift Stores Near Me Use the fitting room if you dareWhether shopping for yourself or re-investing for resale like myself, it helps to know in advance how the local thrift store operates and what times of the week a...

Making Money from Thrifting Stores  Knowing where and how to sell off extra thrifting items can bring in easy spending money, and it is a relatively simple process. When my daughters and I scour the stores, we keep in mind how some...

Thrifting 101: Tips for Money Making Tools I admit that I'm still perfecting my thrifting tips and techniques. After all, no one is perfect, and perhaps that is why a bargain will lay unclaimed for days or even weeks on a thrift store shelf before...

Whether shopping for yourself or re-investing for resale like myself, it helps to know in advance how the local thrift store operates and what times of the week are best for the better selections and great prices. If you ever asked yourself, 'Wher...

I was so happy to finally get a chance to do some yard sale shopping last weekend!  In between crazy schedules and rain almost every weekend, I hadn’t shopped a yard sale in over a month. I picked up this metal star for $1.00 at my parking lot...

Dorm room decor design ideas When you go off to college, chances are you don’t have a lot of money to take with you to decorate your dorm room. That doesn’t mean that it has to be bare and boring. There are ways you can decorate your room on a bu...

Treasure can exist in the most obvious places, and it takes only a keen eye and a little knowledge to unearth it instead of silver plating. During our thrift store forays, my daughters and I will keep watch for sterling silver pieces that have sl...

You all know how much I love thrift store shopping, hence the name of the blog. I don't often think about the impact that shopping and/or donating there can have on other people. Many thrift stores are non for profit and often have a good cause behin...

So this will probably be the last Friday Frugal Finds of the season.  I am about to jump into a 31 day series during the whole month of October (more on that on Monday – excited about this years theme!), and then November and December will be...

I know you have been just waiting inpatiently to see what this $2.00 piece of furniture was that I brought home from Value Village 2 weeks ago. Here’s the picture I posted on Instagram and Facebook.  And then because I did my 5 mantels in 5 da...

So I saved the best for last    Ok, not really but out of all the mantels this is probably my favorite and it is the one currently displayed in my home until I decorate my fall mantel in a few weeks.  For one reason because I am still...

This month, I am participating in the #RockYourBlog Writing Prompts hop. The hosts provide a list of topics for the month, and bloggers can write about them in the order they’re provided, or even out of order. If you’d like to join me, just click...

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