When I used to live at my old house, my old neighbour used to swear by garage sales.  I used to roll my eyes and laugh to myself a bit.  I thought it was funny that someone could be so into garage sales.  I bought stuff on consignment but never really thought about garage sales.  Then I went to one with her and I was astonished.  I got so many great kid toys, clothes, books for cheap!!!!  I was thrilled.  Every since then, I try to go every year. 

Last year I got some great toys for outside in the summer.  Little tikes doll strollers, a kitchen with dishes, trucks, etc.  I also got some great clothes for playtime for 25-50 cents a piece.  Who cares if they get stained?  Last week I got a disney princess dress-up dress for $2, clothes for $1, and little people play sets for $2. 

Today I went out as part of my regular saturday routine.  I hit another diamond in the rough.  I got 50 items of kids clothing for $30.  Wow!  And the best part is, it was all name brand.  I am talking Osh Gosh, Please Mum, Children’s Place, etc.  I got dresses, jeans, shirts, everything.  Broken down it worked out to 60 cents per item of clothing.  You can’t beat that.  And it was such good quality, no stains or anything.  They only used them for one child. 

I love saving money wherever I can, especially on clothes.  My daughters grow like weeds, and kids can be especially hard on clothing.  If you don’t treat clothing immediately, it can stain.  This is why I buy stuff super cheap so that I don’t really care if something happens to it.  This leaves me more money to spend on my children in other places.

A penny saved is a penny earned.