Top 5 compensations of having a thrift sale

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have you ever considered how much you’re compensated when having a thrift sale?  If you really consider how much time and energy and masking tape consumed, you probably average an hourly wage of $1.17 or less.  If I offered you a job that paid that rate, would you jump for joy and say, “Absolutely, when do I start?”  Not a chance, right?

So if it isn’t about the money, then what is the compensation you get when having a thrift sale?  Thrift sales are about helping each other.  You have stuff that you no longer need, and someone, be it a shopper or a recipient of your donations, needs it and finds it useful.  

Beautiful, simple and great compensation! 

Top 5 compensations of having a thrift sale:

1. Clutter clearance – Enjoy the space created by letting go of stuff you no longer need or want.  The person who buys it finds a perfect spot for it and it becomes useful to them.
2. Making someone’s day – There’s joy seeing someone happy when they find the treasure they’ve been looking for.  It feels good to see someone happy with something you no longer need.
3. Freedom – Let the item go to someone who wants or needs it, but keep the memory which takes up way less space.
4. Charitable Deduction – You’ve decided you didn’t need the stuff in the first place and you have no plan to have another sale, donate as fast as you can anything you didn’t sell so you can take the deduction on your taxes!
5. Memories – There are plenty of moments while preparing for the sale to relive memories of the things you held onto for so long.  The memories you create while working hard together as a family hosting a thrift sale are the best part of a thrift sale.  There’s the excitement of the day watching things go to new homes, the moments of bonding when you see something go that you treasured together and the stories you have to tell after the sale.  Yep…the compensation of memories makes it all worth it in the end! 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Time to box up the things to donate that didn’t sell!  Enjoy the compensations of giving!