I Love Value World

I like Value World...OK, I love Value World. 
They've got great books and great clothes, and seriously, what more do you need? No, I don't work there, thankfully
The prices are very reasonable always in the single digits, and its prices are cheaper than the Salvation Army (unless it's the five for $5 sale). Well-regarded brands cram the racks, brands like Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Franco Sarto, Nine West, etc. etc.
Value World is a chain of thrift stores, which gets its merchandise from Purple Heart, and it sells it for them.Value World is not a charity.
Like many thrift stores, the price tag are color coded, and each day a color is half-off
One of my favorite things about Value World is that they often have coupons in local coupon books.These coupons are usually for half-off anything in the store.  They sometimes have coupons on their website, www.valueworld.net. If you subscribe, you get extra coupons.
One final note, I'm just a fan, not an employee of the store.

Secondhand to the School Clothes Rescue

Today, I saw something funny. It was a credit union advertisement, saying it had money to loan for...school clothes.

Now that was a new one on me.

Since clothing for children, by definition, is disposable, borrowing money for them would be last thing to do. So how can you dress your kids for school without running for a loan.





There are secondhand sources you can try.

Plato's Closet
Ebay,
Mom to Mom Sales
Resale shops
Rummage Sales

So how do you convince your kids that secondhand is cool. Well, there are lot of ways.
It's environmentally-friendly.

Another issue is give your kids a set amount of money. They'll soon realize how many clothes they can get secondhand.

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Hi! My name is Karen, and I'm the Money Diva Online.

I'm married with two children. We live in a semi-fixer upper, and, because of my children's needs, I am a stay at home mom.

I'm good--but I'm not perfect--with money. This blog is to share tips and ideas about money and the most effective (and I mean time, too) to do well with less.

So welcome--let's have together!