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[quote=Anonymous]I belong to a very large neighborhood yahoo listserv and people are always selling used items for cheap or even giving stuff away.  I both give and receive this way.  I have gotten for free furniture, a stroller, baby items, clothes, etc and I have given away exercise equipment, clothes, shoes, DVDs, etc.  I like it better than Craigslist because all of the items are located closeby and I know most of the people on the listserv so no creep factor.  I also rarely buy my children new clothes now.  I receive hand me downs from several friends and I use Tide detergent which gets out stains easier IMO so I can make clothes last longer.  I then turn around and offer my kids hand me downs to other friends.  I think key is playing it forward, if someone knows I am more likely to appreciate the clothes and also keep chain of giving going, I feel I am more likely to get the hand me down.  there has been a resurgence of upscale thrift stores for kids and adults and I buy most of my clothes and them, I rarely buy anything new, rarely.

I use Pinterest for ideas for my kid's birthday parties and have started doing them at home as opposed to like Gymboree.  I limit my kids to one activity a week, so they can do ballet or soccer or tae Kwon do, not all of them.  [/quote]

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