Yes for sure saving money is always great!

They are pretty good. Just need to make sure you check the items before handing cash over for electrical goods etc. I browse my local ones once a week. Also do op shops once a week. Its amazing what you can find. Some people do charge too much for items while others sell things very cheap- you just need to know your prices. I keep a book where I write the family needs for each month and tick them off as they are purchased. Also the rural op shops are much cheaper than the city ones. I often find kids clothing for $2 a piece out rural.

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  • • mom57522 replied
    • 27 Jul 2015 , 7:57 pm

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  Wow! I love how organised you are! I might have to start a notebook.

These sights have funded my way through university! They are awesome!

im so addicted to all these sites

I love buying from the buy/swap/sell pages! I also sell a lot of my stuff on there, I may not get as much as I would like for my stuff, like I would selling on ebay, but it is a great place to sell lcal

I need this now, my son goes through so many clothes at childcare (he is so messy compared to my daughter) I find myself having to send him with two full sets of clothes each day. So I need to buy him new clothes as he does not have nearly enough. I definitely will get on to this.

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  • • mom121707 replied
    • 07 Jul 2015 , 10:54 pm

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  I know what it feels like! I think you can do searches on FB for the groups but also ask other mums you know as some are “secret” and invitation only.

Sounds brilliant! Saving money is always a wonderful feeling!

You can certainly bag a bargain on those Facebook pages sometimes. i remember my first purchase was a Veebee playpen, usually $200+ retail and i paid $70 for one second hand, having only been purchased to use at a birthday party! Bargain! i think the most unfortunate thing about these pages is that people put prices on that are much too high for a “garage sale” page. if you are only going to drop a couple of $$ off a shop price then i may as well pay the extra couple of $$ for a new one.

yes these types of groups are pretty easy to find as well

I’ve never heard of these Facebook groups before. Well done!!

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 06 Jul 2015 , 5:53 am

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  I have heard of them, but not joined them, might be worth looking into them?

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    • • mom121707 replied
      • 07 Jul 2015 , 10:52 pm

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    i have found it really worthwhile both for buying and de-cluttering

It’s great that you found everything you needed.

Buy/sell/swaps are great I’ve got some great deals from some.

that sounds great that you found a fun way to get what you need and get rid of what you don’t

I love buy swap sell sites! Great for saving and making money

These pages are great. I use them too