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!