Posted on 01/24/2022 6:55:16 PM PST by Pollard
Surprise.
It’s slowing down allright but it isn’t because of Covid.
It’s due to the Leftist idiotic policies.
And the propaganda networks, etc. are all blaming it on Covid.
So very tired of the ‘Covid’ excuse for everything and nitwits ( people everywhere- same ones who defend masks, vaccines and mandates) that jump right up every time someone complains about bad service, high prices, empty shelves etc, and claim that it is somehow ‘BECAUSE OF COVID’. Same idiots that insist the innocent was shot and killed BECAUSE OF THE GUN. Consequences and what we are seeing are all man made, part of plan, not ‘because if Covid’!!! Duh, but we’ve known that all along. 😉
Thanks, Nateman!
It’s the surge of Mandates that are killing the economy
Oh, I just look. I would NEVER dabble in the so called, ‘Dark Arts’ of Metallurgy. *SMIRK*
‘Down’ to $1,840.90 this morning. :)
Garage Sales are hard to find in Rural America where we keep everything until it disintegrates, LOL, but I LOVES me some ‘Thrifting’ on a regular basis. Antique stores/malls are on that list, too.
I will buy/use/wear anything second hand other than shoes and underwear (unless in the packaging)...and I do!
I am hooked on ‘re-purposing’ videos for crafty stuff (which I never make; I just enjoy the process) and useful garden items.
Sometimes it pays to watch for ads for community wide garage sales.
We had one here last year and it got a LOT of people. I got rid of a lot os stuff I wanted to.
That makes it worth it to drive out to an area where you can hit multiple sales in one trip.
I’m with you on the shoes and underwear unless the shoes are clearly NOT worn. But I won’t even donate underwear unless it’s unopened, which has happened on rare occasion when the kids outgrew something too fast.
I do check FB Marketplace from time to time. When I was cleaning out THREE homes at the same time, I had a Garage Sale. It only netted me about $500, and it was a LOT of work.
So, going to a garage sale would be preferable over hosting one ever again! Besides, I have a whole house FULL of furniture (mostly vintage, but we USE them daily) and enough ‘decor’ to drown a horse, LOL! I gotta draw the line somewhere! :)
We do look for farm machinery and fencing and tools and ‘stuff’ from time to time. Our friend Randy (RIP) was the BEST at finding bargains on that kind of stuff. He was a great one for auctions, too. :(
Diana in Wisconsin :" AMEN to THAT! We should ALL do that."
And whatever you can grow yourself, raise & butcher/hunt/fish yourself and barter for yourself should also be the rule."
Voluntarily restrict your purchases to essential products.
That's exactly what our grandparents did during difficult times, and built up a surplus in anticipation of further harsh conditions.
Avoid the credit debt trap as best you can : be prudent !
Develop your bartering skills with your surplus, or skills.
Follow the OP, comments, and postings.
“0micron” is just an excuse”.
BINGO!
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I do/have done a lot of thrifting in my time. I think many of the things made in past decades are far superior in quality to the goods available today. My kitchen is filled with quite a few vintage items that are in great working order. Unfortunately, I have also purchased many things over the years that I no longer need, so now it’s time for me to purge many of these things. I have to downsize sometime, so donating them is in order now. I do love the thrill of finding an amazing bargain, though. I recently found a Cutco bread knife that I paid 70 cents for ($0.99 before the senior citizen discount). When I got home I looked up the price for it, $126. That’s probably my best find.
My son has found great stuff at estate sales.
“That’s probably my best find.” SCORE!
I’ve had a few - a pair of Marc Jacobs (sp?) sunglasses, new, with case. Paid 99-cents; looked on line and they were over $100! (I love those sunglasses!)
I found a $100 bill in a paperback book that I bought. I used to sell books on Amazon, but got tired of them continually charging me more and more to do so. Really? BILLIONS in revenue every 15 minutes isn’t enough? Screw you, Bezos, LOL!
Best valuable book I’ve ever found was for 25-cents. A First Edition of ‘Cross Creek’ by MK Rawlings, who wrote ‘The Yearling.’ It was the story of her real life in the Florida swamps; they made it into a movie a few times over. Sold it on-line for $35, so that was a nice return on a quarter investment!
I’m sure I’ve had tons of others; just not remembering right now...
And I am in ‘shedding mode’ too! Ugh! I really have too much stuff. I’ll never get down to ‘One Bowl, One Cup, One Spoon’ but it’s something to strive for! I have a trunk-load of ‘stuff’ that goes to St. Vincent’s once a month or so, so I’m making progress.
Being in ‘hunker down mode’ with this man-made DISASTER of an economy has me in ‘Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do, or Do Without’ mode, big time. :)
Love your First Edition Cross Creek book story. I grew up near that area, and sometimes I REALLY miss the simplicity of that place, the moss growing on the trees, the woods, some of the people. One of my best friends lived very nearby and her Mama is still hanging on down there. Very, very sweet lady! So old school, which I love!
I can’t believe you sold it for $35. I figure it could go for much more than that. It is a prized possession to even have an intact copy these days.
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