Consignment! YES!

Since becoming a SAHM I’ve become an (almost) master at getting what I want in budget. I admit that I’m a *little* bit of a clothes snob so clothes has been a bit more difficult than food and diapers. Not that I need designer clothes, but I don’t like wearing clothes that everyone has or are on every rack. And I’m the first to admit that there isn’t much better than the perfect fitting, last all day without stretching out jeans. So what’s a girl to do? My mother-in-law and I have become consignment advocates. She also does well at the TJ Maxx/Marshall’s stores but my luck has really been with local consignment stores. You can find clothes that aren’t in stores anymore and styles that can be anything from vintage to just last season so it’s PERFECT for my quirky taste. For all of my local readers, my women’s favorite consignment shops are: What’s New Again on Route 9 on the Fishkill/Wappingers border, Simply Chic in the town of Fishkill and Blackbird Attic on Main St. in Beacon (near the falls). For my little girl, not much beats Once Upon a Child (locations all over the country!)…although there is a cute shop in Beacon that I’ve been meaning to try out!

So that’s buying…but my new game is selling! The only thing better than saving money is MAKING money without working!

I sold a few things at What’s New Again…didn’t get as big a return as I had hoped for but it was enough to cover about half of what I’ve spent there in clothes. Once Upon a Child is great because they buy your used clothes/gear etc. on the spot and give you cash. No waiting around to see if someone is going to buy it. And now I’m putting together all of the things I’m going to be selling at Be Green Sale’s Semi-Annual Kids Consignment Sale, held right here in Fishkill next weekend and Westchester to follow. I attended last year on Friday for the new mom’s special night sale and made some really great purchases. I highly recommend you make plans to go and get there early! It’s big!! And consider selling next time, you don’t have to be at the event AND you set your own prices – definitely not the “usual” consignment rules!

So that’s it for me…those are my consignment recommendations. Feel free to comment below and add yours!