Today I am grateful for thrift stores. I have been frugal probably since birth. I don’t like stores such as Home Goods, TJMaxx, really any place that sells the same type products that makes everyone’s homes look the same. I love the hunt. Hannah works at one of the more popular thrift stores in our area so I’m constantly in there seeing what’s new. Today I found some pretty cool things.

Jackson loves sweaters. I can normally find them at estate sales, but lately there have been zero. I always check every thrift store to see if any have hit the racks. Men’s sweaters are hard to find. Today I was lucky. I found 3 for him and he loved all 3.

Some people will not buy shoes from thrift stores. I’m not that person. Especially when I find a cute pair of booties that are in the perfect orange-ish color and in near perfect condition.

Not only does her store carry cute clothes and shoes, they have amazing jewelry. I bought Hannah some earrings and a necklace that she had on hold she kept those with her. I found a cute necklace that is going to go really well with one I already bought from there. I also found just a plain silver chain that I can put a pendant on.

I also picked up this Christmas ornament because it was 50 cents and I thought it was cool.

I had a little bit of time after I left Hannah so I decided to go the the big thrift store near our house. I was looking for drip plates for my plants. I found these 2 that were a dollar each.

I love little iron statues. There wasn’t a price on this one, but the guy checking me out gave it to me for a dollar.

This plate was perfect for my little snake plant. Also a dollar.

I found this round mat in a random bin and thought it would be perfect under the fish. It’s actually supposed to hang on the wall because there is a hanger on it, but it works better for me like this.

I found a unique wall shelf. I have very little wall space, but I just loved it and since it was 3 dollars I decided to go ahead and buy it and figure it out when I got home. I didn’t like the white color so I spray painted it gold. I had to do a slight repair to the hanging mechanism, but after that I knew exactly where I would hang it.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Not only are you saving money, but you are creating your own unique space. For that I am grateful.