This will keep you busy over the next few weekends, and above all thanks to this reflex, you will have a nice budget to buy your Christmas presents…
When we think of the end-of-year celebrations, we immediately imagine the magic and joy of getting together with family, spending good times together, enjoying a good meal, but there is one thing that We forget at the moment: it’s the cost of Christmas presents. Between children, relatives and sometimes even friends, the list of gifts to offer grows quickly, causing household budgets to explode. Many people dread this time of year for this reason. They fear not being able to satisfy everyone’s expectations without breaking the bank, especially since trendy products or fashionable toys are often expensive. This financial pressure is even stronger in a context where prices are increasing and some households have to draw on their savings.
If you are worried about going over your budget this year, it is in your best interest to adopt this strategy which will allow you to put money aside. To do this, the reflex to adopt now is to sort. Because yes, by sorting through your children’s toys, which have not been used in recent months or which are still new for some, you can easily resell them for a good price. At this time of year, toys are popular, take advantage of them! Not to mention the space you will gain in your cupboards.
This also applies to clothing and books, high-tech products, kitchen appliances, shoes, decorative items, etc.). In general, we can’t imagine the number of things that lie dormant in our cupboards and that can bring in big profits once sold. After which, all you have to do is set aside the money earned to create a budget to allocate for your Christmas gifts. If you start in October, that gives you three months before Christmas to save smart.
To resell what you no longer use, you can use Vinted, eBay, Leboncoin, Facebook MarketPlace, and even why not entrust your items to a permanent garage sale. There are more and more of them in France and they work like a flea market. People can rent a space and put items they no longer need up for sale. They just have to set the prices and the staff on site takes care of the sale.
Another idea, you can participate in a childcare scholarship. Children’s clothing and toys are in demand and often sell very well. Before you start, check the rating of the items you sell on the Internet, you might be surprised. For example, are you no longer using the baby food processor because your child has grown up and you now use a simple blender? It can be resold for 50 euros!