❈Sac Thrift Chick❈

Shop Your Way Rewards from Sears and its affiliated stores is my new favorite thing. I briefly mentioned it in this post, but I had only just begun to get into its awesomeness. I am not a paid spokesperson, although I kind of feel like it with the regular freebies they offer week after week. Now, to some people, receiving $4 (4,000 points) to spend almost weekly (in store or online) may not seem like that big of a deal. But I put that $4 to good use. Recently, I needed to buy a baby girl shower present. After looking at the registry to see the kinds of things the parents needed, I went to work browsing Sears and Kmart. With my first $4, I bought this Carter's kitty-face hooded towel in pink . Normally $20, on clearance for $10. With my points, I paid $6.43 after tax. Then another 4,000 points arrived. So I got a six-pack of cute Gerber washcloths . Normally $5.49, on sale for $4.39. I used $4.10 of SYW rewards. They shipped free to my house for a grand total of $0.31...

You know how some people are "PowerSellers" on eBay? That's me, but on Craigslist.org. I sell, buy, score free deals and give away my own free stuff ... daily. And I have for years now. I can pick up a free item, put some work into it and make hundreds off it. I can buy a piece of furniture for my house, use it for years, and then resell it for more than I originally paid. I am a Craigslist pro. While I have to keep my best Craigslist secrets to myself, I thought I would share some general tips for selling success. Posting Ads 1. Pictures: Show the item from all angles. Take pictures during the day, under good lighting, so the pictures reflect the actual color. If the item photographs different from its true color, explain in the ad. Take a close-up of the design/fabric and a close-up of a tag showing the brand. For electronics, take a close-up of the controls. 2. Measurements: Include the height, width and depth of furniture. Include the screen size (mea...