4. Fitness equipment
Fitness equipment, such as ellipticals, dumbbells, treadmills, kettlebells, and even benches, are more likely to be in good condition even after a few years have gone by. Many people buy these items hoping that they will start a healthy lifestyle and that they will make working out a priority, but things don’t always end up the way they planned for them to.
So they either start their new habits but fall off quickly or simply don’t use the equipment they’ve spent a lot of money on. In the end, they try to do everything to get rid of these bulky things that take up a lot of space. You can buy fitness gear for great prices, but make sure to research the brand and talk to the owners about testing the equipment before buying it.
In addition to the usual Facebook Marketplace, garage sales, and Craiglist, you can go to local gyms that are in the process of renovation and might want to sell their old fitness equipment at affordable prices.
I’ve never owned a brand new vehicle. Also, I have found really great gently worn clothing for my kids and myself at thrift stores and Goodwill.
Instead of buying books, borrow them from the library.
I like having several translations of the Bible to compare and contrast. It’s like stereoscopic vision. I like having old favorites close at hand in readable print and a beautiful cover when possible like like the copy of OHenry’s short stories I can see from here. I have many books, some long out of print, on making toys and I use them to plan new projects. Sometimes planning these projects is as much fun as carrying them out although several young friends and I had a lot of fun doing one lately. When I was about 7 years old my parents [ardent readers both] took me to a bookstore and while there let me choose a book. I asked for and got two. But I still have and still use both of them. One is a fold away dollhouse and the other a basic book on needlework with emphasis on toymaking.
I usually take advantage to free clothing shops locally .summer yard sales and freebie boxes…at times curb side freebies in clues furniture!! Frequent my local libraries!!
I recently got turned on to open box purchases! My HP laptop suddenly died.
I bought a Lenovo laptop and 2 TP-Link WiFi range extenders for half of the new price. The down side was my laptop was missing the user manual but the vendor included a laptop carrying case in compensation.