Save Yourself Money And Buy Used!
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Baby clothes. Given how fast kids grow, financial experts say parents should invest as little as possible on baby clothes. And if you can’t get free hand-me-downs from your family, you’ll find a list of online stores that specialize in used kids clothes, at Treehugger.com.
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Textbooks. According to the book Debt-Free U, the average student spends about $400 per semester on textbooks. But you can generally save 90% of that cost by buying textbooks used.
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Video games and DVDs. Experts say it rarely makes sense to buy those new. Because today, a growing number of retailers specialize in “second-hand” games and DVDs, which you can buy at a discount within a month or two of their release. Look for deals on used goods at Half.com.
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Tools. Because Amazon.com now has a department dedicated to refurbished tools that you can generally buy for half of what you’d pay buying new.
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Cars. According to the book Save Big, the average new car loses about $10,000 dollars in value in the first three years! Or to put that another way - you’ll save at least $10,000 dollars every time you buy a used car!
