Resell your clothes and shop online for cheaper!

My mother taught me to bargain shop and always use a coupon. And, that mentality has stuck with me throughout adulthood. I am referred to by my co-workers, my friends and my family as the keen, savvy bargain shopper. That person that always has a coupon. Whether it is purchasing a flight, a pair of shoes, rental car, groceries or my latest obsession, reselling clothing- I have advice for everything. It’s true, I seldom purchase a product without a coupon or extreme price point research. I must know it’s the best deal. When I do make that ‘without a coupon’ purchase my stomach begins to ache and 80% of the time it ends up in the return pile. Just in time for spring cleaning I will share the best ways to get the most money when you resell your clothing all from the comfort of your own couch. And, some tips on how to purchase wisely. Tradesy.com- I use this site to purchase Ann Taylor, The Loft, Express, and Gap. I only purchase items when tradesy.com sends a coupon code or when the item is marked on “sale”. When you subscribe to tradesy.com, you will receive email alerts of sales and coupon codes. So, be patient, my friends, a sale and coupons DO exist. If you use the following code to join tradesy.com, https://www.tradesy.com/invite/catherine-herrberg-376326?utm_source=RFL&utm_content=RFL0001_376326&utm_medium=link You will get $20.00 of your first $50.00 purchase and I will get a $10.00 credit. Tradesy has excellent prices on practically new bridesmaid dresses, designer shoes, purses and much more. I also use Tradesy to resale my personal clothing and also designer clothing pieces that I find at local thrift shops. On Tradesy, you take photos of your item, then upload them to the website. Tradesy will take one photo of your choice and make it professional grade at no charge. Your item will remain online available to purchase until it is sold. Tradesy gives you the option to include a pre-set shipping amount in the purchase price and they will mail you a ship kit once it sells. Hence, eliminates the hassle of packaging and creating a label. The ship fee starts at $10.00. You may also ship on your own and add your own ship amount to the item. If you want further details about Tradesy.com and your options as a seller go here: https://www.tradesy.com/how-it-works/ Thredup.com- This site is similar to Tradesy, however it has more items at a lower price point. If you sign up thru this link, http://www.thredup.com/r/KF612V- you will get $10.00 to spend on your first purchase and I will get $10.00. My advice is to wait until the site offers free shipping, then you can probably get 1-2 items, depending on your price points for free! However, sometimes you can find an even better deal than free $10.00. For example by searching at ebates.com (will describe more later), on my first purchase I was able to get 40% off and free shipping, which was better than $10.00 off. It depends how much you purchase to determine the best deal. I have read several reviews regarding selling clothing on thredup, often times you may get less than .50 cents per item and sometimes nothing at all. However, the upside to thredup is that they send you a “clean out” shipping bag and you can send them the bag with your items and they pay the shipping. Read about thredup.com and selling options here: http://support.thredup.com/hc/en-us/articles/203415096-UPFRONT-Everything-you-need-to-know- Bottom line is, if they choose not to take some of your items, you can pay to get the items shipped back to you or they will donate them. Selling on thredup makes sense for some extra pocket change if you would get rid of the items either way. Ebates.com-For every online purchase I make, I go to ebates.com before pressing “Submit Order”. Ebates.com is basically a cash back shopping portal that pays you by check for making purchases from a large array of merchants. You must first sign up for the website by either clicking the referral link, http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=2xGceNFx2hsOFA7xDCv%2F7A%3D%3D&eeid=28187 You may also go to ebates.com directly and following the directions. If you click the referral you will get either $10.00 in a check or $10.00 in a gift card from a choice of retailers after your first purchase. Yes, free money! To start your cash back journey, you enter the name of the retailer in the search icon and the results will show you how much cash back percentage you can get at that particular retailer or zero results if it is not a participant. In these results, you will also find promotional codes and coupons, for online and sometimes in-store. Another great thing about ebates is that you can search by item. For instance type in: “Brooks Adrenaline 8 Women’s running Shoe” in the search, and the results will show the best selling price for this shoe based on several thousands of online retailers. The results will show the price to include the cash back. This is a great gatekeeper to make sure you are getting the best deal. In summary, if you want to buy or sell from the comfort of your own home try out some of the above bargain trends that I hold very dear to my heart. I have so much more to share. Stay tuned for my ebay tips, my favorite local fashion consignment shops and even my list of my favorite GoodWill Stores. And, my infamous travel bargain tips. Happy Bargain Hunting and Spring Cleaning- get that overflow of clothes sold!

30 days

#late post: Disclaimer: This blog chronicles 30 days from 9.22.16-10.22.16 The last 30 days have been filled with some of the most unusual to put it lightly experiences of this moms life. They have allowed me to even more so treasure every moment and take every second to heart, literally. On Thursday, September 22nd my body paused for two minutes. Like by pause, I mean, I literally could not move. I was leaving my bosses office post meeting and felt this sensation in my right leg, I could not move my leg to walk, I made it into the hallway to a set of cubicles, and this is when my coworkers noticed I looked different. They sat me down, and there it began. I was stiff, as much as I tried to speak or get my behind off the chair I could not. They called 911, and shortly after I snapped out of it. I could speak, walk, move and was okay. In this time, they called my husband and told him I could not move. He arrived to my work in literally minutes. I cancelled the ambulance and we went to the ER. A cat scan, and bottle of antibiotics later, I was sent home. Diagnosed with a complex migraine and sinus infection with orders to see a neurologist. And, this my friends is why I have not been running lately. Stay tuned for my full blog that will detail the remainder of these last 30 days. My advice, when you think the worst has happened, keep praying. On Friday September 23rd my 4 year old baby boy went to his third opinion on his eczema breakout. Day 23 of his breakout and 3rd times a charm, this time a dermatologist. For obvious reasons, I could not be there. My husband calls me from the appointment and starts with, "the doctor wanted me to call you...." Dad's, don't start your sentences with this phrase when speaking to your wife while she knows your son is in a doctors care. He continues, "the dermatologist wants to do a biopsy to test for Celiacs Disease." I gasp, my poor baby, but agreed, if this is what was needed to get to the bottom of this, then so be it. They got home and Lincoln had two very tiny holes on his leg covered by two Itty bitty stitches. He took it like a champ, said my husband. I cried. I then cried again as my husband recants the following: Four year old: "Dad, when I grow up I want to be a doctor." Dad: "that's great son." Four year old: "I want to be a doctor so I can help mommy, because she's sick" After all he had been through this day, all he wanted to do was help me, because I was sick. Fast forward to day 12 out of 30. I was on my way back to work from lunch with a coworker. We were minding our own little business, and then it happens. A car rear ends us on the highway. She was driving. And, since then, lower center back, and upper neck/shoulder pain for me. I'm now on my second trip to the chiropractor and still pain. I can't do any of normal activity like run or lift my children without feeling .....pain. Fast forward to the follow up appointment with the dermatologist. Still as red as can be, but negative for Celiacs. We, however are keeping gluten out of his diet and as of today, thanks be to God, the rash is pretty much gone. Fast forward to yesterday. We received a phone call we had been dreading the last five months. Our Aunt Jane had ended her journey with terminal cancer. About 7am my husband came into our bedroom, his face to the floor, and I knew before he spoke words, "Aunt Jane died." And from one day to the next, we are now in flight headed to be with our family. How has your last 30 days been?