My daughter had a growing spurt. So I did what any responsible, frugal mommy would do: I went to a mom to mom sale.
For those of you who don’t know what a mom to mom sale is: it’s like a gigantic garage sale—with just kids’ stuff. Of course, there were a few differences: one, they’re always held at a school or a church. There’s lots of sellers. There’s an admission fee, usually a dollar.
I spent $32. For the price, I bought 11 pairs of pants, five pairs of shorts, two tops, one leotard, one pair of tights, one Speedo swimsuit, a bag of toys, a game, and Mousetrap.
It wasn’t a great mom to mom sale. There are two kinds of sellers at mom to mom sales: those who want to make money and those who want to get rid of stuff. At this mom to mom sale, there were just people on the first category. The upside was that the stuff was really nice–it great condition. The downside was there weren’t the huge bargains–t-shirts for .25–that I absolutely love.
Later that day, I had to go to Target. I was shocked at the prices. So even if I spent more than I am used to, I still saved the money.
