One of my favorite things to do is make a dollar stretch and SAVE money.

When I was introduced & invited into a private community FaceBook page that allowed me to both SAVE money & MAKE money, I became addicted! I think every community should have one.

A group of women came together to act as the Administrative Moderators. They tackle accepting the people who come into the group since it’s private {*a member must be a woman, must live locally, & must know someone who is already in the group. It makes it a safe place for us all to be!} They monitor the photos and field all of our questions.

How it works as a buyer: You search the the photos by category (shown below). If you find something you like, you comment on the picture with the word SOLD. Then, you private message the seller and arrange for a pick up time.

Here is a screen shot of the folders (aka: categories) that we are able to upload our items for sale into.

Folders

At Pick Up, the seller leaves the item you bought on their porch and you put the money in an envelope under their doormat. It’s quick and easy!

Here are all of the rules & guidelines they established in detail.

Guidelines

As a seller: You upload your photo to a category. You include the item’s condition, the city you live in, and the price.  When someone comments SOLD you arrange for their pick up time. You leave the item well marked in a bag on your porch and they pick up on their given date. The magic is when you find the money under your mat. I call this the adult version of the tooth fairy 🙂

In the last month, I have been able to clear out hordes of kids clothes and cleanse our house of things we don’t need. In addition, I have been able to find a few great deals for things we did need! The bottom line is, I have made $350.00 and I’m still selling.

All of that money is going into our savings account and while it may seem small to some, it’s a lot for us as we climb out of a year without jobs and draining our emergency savings account. {Thank you to Dave Ramsey’s teachings we had that ER Savings Account. It’s how we got through it financially}.

So get together with your friends and set something like this up or ask someone else to! It’s INCREDIBLE!