The kids got everything they need for camp?

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Camp clothes should be bought resale!

Clean, cute… and if they lose them, no big deal.

Comfortable clothing and shoes are more important than having everything new for camp. Many items return damaged, or not at all!

There’s no better place to outfit your children for camp, sleep-over or day, than a resale shop. Who cares if they get paint all over a shirt you bought for a few dollars? Or lose the hoodie?

Visit not only consignment and resale shops, but thrift stores too, checking off your camp’s clothing list as you go. Every dollar you don’t spend on new clothing for messing around in, is a dollar more for those tae kwon do lessons next fall.

And who knows? Those cargo pants you bought just for the woods, will probably turn out to be his “favorite pants ever!”

Read great tips on what to pack when you pack the kids off to camp.

Motherhood, consignment shopkeeping, and more: One woman’s mix

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Juggling motherhood, a consignment shop, and so much more!

This is not Sharon. SHE has MORE balls in the air!

One of our most forward-thinking HowToConsign.com Sponsors, Little Green Beans, was founded not even three years ago in Austin TX by Sharon Munroe, mother of three.

In addition to her family and shop, Sharon is involved in Link Coworking, a modern space where entrepreneurs can establish connections and collaborate with other professionals and founded the Advanced Maternal Age Project, a blog of collected stories by women who decided at age 35 or older to start a family… so I thought her story would be

inspiring to all mothers, today on Mother’s Day!

 

Working full time in marketing for more than 20 years, Munroe was a busy and driven career woman with no specific timeline for starting a family. It wasn’t until she was 39 that Munroe finally found herself ready to start down the path of motherhood. She was confident, financially stable and had recently married a supportive man. So at age 40, she gave birth to her first son. She later became a foster parent to a baby girl (eventually adopting her) and gave birth to another son just before her 44th birthday.

See Sharon featured on the HowToConsign.com Facebook page

Read the full article in Austin Woman Magazine.

Read about Link Coworking here.

Happy Mother’s Day, Sharon, and all the other mothers who are exhausted just reading about Sharon’s life!

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Making your stuff worth more

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Make your consignments worth more

Whether you’re looking forward to consigning some underloved possessions,

or selling them to a resale shop,

or gracing your favorite charity’s thrift shop with them, there are easy, quick, inexpensive

ways to make your stuff worth more.

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Here are some tips from a consignment shopkeeper whose decades in the resale industry have taught her the best

tricks of the trade:

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* Clothes stay brighter if you add a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle once in a while. The vinegar cuts residue that dulls color.

* Is there a spot which will need special attention before it goes in the washer? Remember it’s there with a clip clothes pin on the garment before tossing in the hamper.

* Ring around the collar is easily removed with shampoo. Keep a bottle of the cheap stuff with your laundry supplies.

For more tips, check out the HTC Pinterest Board.

Tip #1 for Keeping Control of Prom Expenses: Shop Consignment!

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Prom Spending Climbs for a Second Straight Year, Nationwide Average $1,139

On Practical Money Skills, we found this advice. Notice that shopping consignment is Cost-Curb #1! :

To save on the cost of the prom, here are a few tips:

• Shop for formal wear at consignment stores or online. As with tuxedos, many outlets rent formal dresses and accessories for one-time use.

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And don’t forget: this year’s prom dress becomes a source for next year’s, when you consign or sell it!