Save yourself a bundlePhoto by Markus Spiske on UnsplashThrift stores are a great place to shop for everything from clothing, furniture, toys, collectibles, sports and exercise equipment, etc. I know of people who turn up their nose to the idea of shopping at the Salvation Army or Goodwill or any other thrift store. One of my friends, Cheryl, doesn\u2019t like the way they smell. Her favorite place to shop is Nordstroms, which is very expensive. It never occurred to me to shop thrifty until I met my friend, Linda. She bought all of her clothes, other than underwear, at thrift stores.I\u2019ve known Linda for 42 years. She has always lived beneath her means. We first met when we were teaching together. The other teachers thought it was funny that she bought used clothing. She can afford new clothing on her salary. Why does she do it? Linda had the last laugh when the economy crashed in 2008. She had retired by then, and she lost money in some investments, but she was still sitting pretty since she had lived so frugally all her working life.I don\u2019t know when I started shopping in thrift stores, but it was definitely due to Linda\u2019s influence. I discovered that I had an eagle eye for things and could spot a good buy from across the store. At the time the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki was a best-seller, I found his board game in Goodwill. It was unopened, and I bought it for $2.00, knowing that it sold for $185.00 retail. I put it on eBay and made $103.00.My youngest son had a pickup truck at the time. I got him to haul furniture home for me when I found a good buy. He started calling me dumpster diver. Then\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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