Showing posts with label money saving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label money saving. Show all posts

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Drum Roll Please....

A few weeks ago I blogged about my kids going through their clothes and sending them to ThredUp!  Read about here! The money they earned from this project they decided to give to the church to help with the new building!  Last week we mailed the bag.....



On Tuesday of this week we were notified that ThredUp had received the bag!  And TODAY we found what items they bought from us and what our total was!

So, DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!

TORI - $23.50
JOHNATHAN - $11.50

TOTAL - $35!!!

I am so proud of my little givers!!  And thankful that God blessed their effort tremendously!

BTW - ThredUP is now beginning to take WOMEN'S clothing and we will definitely be sending another bag soon!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Thred Up!

My husband and I try very hard to teach our children the importance of giving to others, since everything we have is really God's! He loans it to us to use for His Glory!  Our church has started building a new building, and this past Sunday the kids had a special lesson on how they can play a very important part in the new building, which is ultimately for them! My princess came home with grand ideas of jewelry she could make and painting she could do to sell and earn money to give back.  Knowing that my precious 6 year old could not make anything worth paying for....I began to think of other ideas...and then it hit me!  A few months ago a friend told me about this site...ThredUp!  I LOVE this site!  It is an online consignment. You can find great deals on clothing for your children, BUT the best part is that you can request a bag be sent to you.  You fill the bag with gently used clothing (there is a detailed list on their site of what they accept) and send it back to them (the bag has a prepaid postage stamp on them).  They go through your clothes and pay you!  You can use the money to buy things from their site, or cash it out!  SO, tonight, my kids went through their closet and filled a bag.  I will put the bag in the mail Monday and then we wait....Once, I receive word on how much money our clothes are worth, then I will give that amount to the kids so that they can give!  It is the easiest garage sale ever!  I am excited to see how God uses the little we are doing to bring Glory to His Name!

Also, if you decide to use ThredUp please click here, so that I get credit for sending you!  ;)