A gradual changeover works so much better and gives you the time to get things taken care of at the dry cleaners, the shoe repair and the place where
you donate your old things.
It's great to
donate old things to make room for new.
Not exact matches
Use what you have —
old belts, shirts, fabric scraps, buttons — you know that bin of clothes your going to
donate, or those clothes that just need to be trashed, you'll be surprised by the fun
things you can salvage.
Whether it's
old clothes or
old toys, try making a habit of going through a child's
things with them every so often to find items they can
donate.
Interestingly, the idiocy of «saving
things for best» came home to me in October when there was a call to
donate old bras to raise money for breast cancer research and I found a number of lovely lingerie sets (complete with tags) that I had been saving for best and that no longer fit me.
Husband and I both sold and
donated so much
old clothing and I miss some of my
old things every now and again.
I have heard such great
things about Madewell denim and am dying to take the plunge on a pair — did you know if you bring in an
old pair of jeans to
donate, they'll give you $ 20 off a new pair?!
My kids know, and I have three: my 19 - year
old, my 17 - year
old and my 11 - year
old, mommy's smart about her money, and I tell them all the time, and this is one of the bits of advice as well that I would suggest the folks who are looking at how to use their credit cards wisely, you have to understand that you have choices with what you do with your money, and at the end of the day, it really only boils down to four
things: save, spend, invest or
donate.
Usually, money is the best
thing to
donate, but many organizations also welcome donations of food, toys,
old towels and sheets, and more.
Of course, you could
donate it, but textiles are a precious resource and there are loads of
things you can make your
old clothes into.
Will people
donate their
old solid wood «clutter» to the Salvos, and then go next door to buy a new chipboard veneer version of the same
thing?
I have been on the hunt for new furniture since we are in a new house and have to redo so many
things (rooms) b / c of
old furniture not fitting and we
donated almost half of what we had to Goodwill before the move.
(The cause of filling up my garage with other people's
old things and Dumpster Diving Finds, feel free to
donate).