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Budget and the Bees
Budget and the Bees
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Latrice Perez

Stop Donating Your Clothes: How to Turn Your Closet Into Rent Money

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We have all done the “purge.” You fill three black trash bags with clothes you haven’t worn in years and drop them off at a donation bin. You feel virtuous and lighter. But did you know that a huge percentage of donated clothes end up in landfills or shipped overseas to disrupt local economies?

Instead of treating your old wardrobe like trash, start treating it like inventory. The resale market is booming, and your closet is likely holding hundreds of dollars in cash. Stop donating your clothes and start selling them. Here is how to turn those old jeans into rent money.

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