For stay at home Mom, it means you have an interesting paycheck – zero dollars and countless hugs. The hugs are wonderful, but they probably won’t pay the bills! Cutting costs is the key, and “thrifting” can be part of your answer.

My friend shopped at thrift stores for a year before I even considered going into one. She came home with all kinds of amazing things… an almost new coach bag, brand new Liz Claibourne pants with the tags on… but in my mind, I just thought, “Ew!” That was, until I started to shop at one. You would not believe the things you can find! Brand new clothes for less than three dollars…new shoes for two dollars… and yes, gently used clothes that originally cost over $100 but hardly look worn.

Baby and children’s clothes are often like new in thrift stores. After all, your little ones grow like weeds and may only get to use an outfit for a month! Now my friend and I can’t wait to go “thrifting” together. There is still a bit of the “ew” factor at times, but amongst that “ew” there is more often than not a “Wow!” Stay at home moms aren’t the only ones saving. We working moms do too!

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