The Best Way to Save Money at Thrift Stores

Do you like to go thrift shopping?  I do! I mean, I have literally bought probably 75% of my clothing at thrift shops (and the rest have been bought at discount stores such as Ross Dress for Less).  The thing is though, I know it seems like it is super easy to save money when you are thrift shopping, but the reality is that thrift shopping can actually cost quite a lot of money these days, especially with the prevalence of higher end thrift stores that have been popping up all around us.

In order to combat spending too much when I go to thrift stores, I follow a couple of rules.  Here are my rules for the best ways to save money at thrift stores:

Budget for it.  Just like with everything else, you need to budget for your thrift shopping.  If you only have $20 left for the week, do you really think that that $20 should be spent at the thrift shop on something that you may not necessarily need. 

Buy only what you will wear.  It is really, really is to buy something just because it’s a good deal and because you “think” you may wear it in the future.  If it is not something that you will for sure wear often, do not buy them.

Shop on discount days.  Make sure to get familiar with days that your thrift shop offers discounts.  For instance, I have a local Goodwill that I shop often and every week, they offer a discount on a specific color tag and this deal changes every Sunday, so I will stop in on either Sunday or Monday and ONLY shop the special color tag.  Another thrift shop that I go to offers 40% off on Thursdays. I only go to that store on Thursdays.

How do you save when you go thrift shopping?