The Get Thrifty Podcast

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20: Personalized Holiday Gift Baskets with @deardianaaa Dec 28, 2021

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"There are no rules!! Why limit yourself to one Christmas theme!"

Diana Janiga @deardianaaa focuses on décor, DIY, deals, discounts and dollar stores. She has always had a passion for fun and colorful home décor and DIY naturally fell into her pocket of passions. Because, as she says, you can't have DIY without shopping frugally at thrift stores and discount stores!!

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

She shares her holiday thrifting stories.
Holiday gift ideas!
How she celebrates the many styles of Christmas!
Why she always goes to a thrift store first when she's out shopping.
The joy of giving life to an item a second, a third, and maybe even a fourth time around!
The many uses of baskets found at thrift stores.

19: Fashion, Holiday Décor, and Finding Thrifted Treasures with Dana @dqnqshome Dec 21, 2021

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"When I thrift, I look for things with a vision!"

Dana has been thrifting since she was in college. She's always loved thrifting because "you can find the most unique items from a thrift store." Her favorite thing to do with thrifted items is to turn them into a decor or DIY piece that is modern and on-trend. She loves a good conversation starter, and even better when she can tell her friends, "Oh, I thrifted that!"

While Dana thrifts, works on interior design, and DIYs as a hobby, she also works full time as an HR manager in Denver.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Taking something and turning it into something special.
How she curates her look on her Instagram page.
Thrifting for Christmas.
DIYing your holidays.
Getting competitive with White Elephant gifts.
Christmas décor trends for 2021.

18: The Good, the Ugly, AND the Beautiful…Celebrating Christmas Sweaters with Connie @concansew Dec 14, 2021

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"The best Christmas Sweaters I have seen are so bad they're good."

Connie is a sewist who focuses on sustainable living with #refashions and #memade garments. In addition to sewing and thrifting, she spends her time as a software engineer, musician, and vocal coach.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Taking Ugly Christmas Sweaters to the next level.
How she taught herself how to sew.
How her love of fast fashion, sewing, sustainability, and thrifting became her passion.
Shares how she approaches recreating a piece of fashion from a thrifted item.
Friendly thrifting with your friends and thrifting around the country.
How a simple question, "What if I only let myself buy clothes from the thrift store," became her passion.

17: Picking, Thrifting, Selling, and Finding Treasures with Marion @midmodmarion Dec 07, 2021

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"The smaller the town, the better the pickings!"

Marion is a Texas native and Colorado transplant who loves all things vintage. She is an avid traveler, thrifter, and reseller. She loves giving treasures from the thrift store a new home, and she specializes in mid-century glassware, vintage kitchen items, and home decor.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Her passion for giving thrifted items a new life.
How her passion for thrifting became her fulltime job.
How she creates her "unboxing" events on Instagram.
Shopping for pristine vintage Pyrex.

16: Thrifting and Living a Sustainable Lifestyle with @franniepantz Nov 30, 2021

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"I ask myself, 'Can I envision five ways I can wear this?' before I leave the store with (an item)."

Robin is the inspiration behind the Instagram page, @franniepantz. A lover of fashion and of thrift, Robin has always had an enthusiasm for dressing up. But she is also passionate about the environmental and mental impact of shopping. Last year, in fact, she committed herself to the "nothing new" movement and did not buy a single new item of clothing for the entirety of 2019. As a mother of four and a professional in the legal field, she prefers to navigate the thrift stores for both basics that can be remixed for a professional wardrobe and trendy pieces that add an element of personality to her outfits.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Learn how this mom of four went an entire year without buying a single new item of clothing!!!
Shares her method for deciding what clothes to keep and what to donate.
How a truly secondhand lifestyle includes embracing a thrifty mindset.

15: Manifesting Creativity with Janet Hartley Nov 23, 2021

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"Be brave and donate, because what you give out comes back to you."

Janet is a natural-born thrifter, conceptual artist, and psychic!! She loves decorating her home with thirfted items, and helping others do the same! And most of all, she loves helping other manifest their true selves in order to find joy and happiness!

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Manifest and visualize what you want before you head out thrifting.
The quality of items that can be found at thrift stores.
Rules of thrifting for home décor.
Rules for purging, clearing out, donating, and "getting ready for the new."
Her simple thrifting philosophy: "If you see it, get it!!"
Her thrifting strategies for works her way through a thrift store to find what she needs.

14: The "Have to Have it" Fun of Thrifting with Gerta Thompson Nov 16, 2021

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"I shop every shelf and every aisle because I never know what I'm going to find."

From regional outlets like May D&F to big-name department stores like Macy's, Gerta Thompson has been in retail for her entire career. She has been with arc for more than 25 years and as the merchandise manager is the one responsible for making sure customers are dazzled and delighted as they walk the aisles of the organization's more than 30 stores.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

A career spent in retail affords Gerta Thompson a unique perspective on what customers are looking for when thrifting.
Thrifting is all about fun and finding that elusive "have to have it!!" item!
Thrifting is about devotion; you have to shop every shelf and every aisle because you never know what you're going to find.
NEVER go to a thrift store looking for something specific!
Trends in thrifting and thoughts on online reselling and buying.

13: Editing Your Closet, Embracing Your Inner Fashion Diva, and Thrifting to Happiness! Nov 09, 2021

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"That's the beauty of people; they are all so different and never boring."

Amber, the creative inspiration behind @thecloseteer, is a personal style coach and wardrobe stylist in Northern Colorado helping women get dressed with joy and intention so they can show up to each day feeling and looking their best! A self-proclaimed "thrifting ninja" and vintage enthusiast, Amber loves to think outside the box when working with clients to make sure they make the most of their wardrobe and find their own unique style.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

How to do a "fashion edit" of your closet.
A closet edit starts with asking, "What do you feel amazing in?"
Using your fashion sense to help inspire the "inner work" of emotional growth.
How she coaches her clients and helps them find their inner joy through self-expression.
Tricks and tips for thrifting amazing fashion.
The passion for thrifting as part of an eco-savvy lifestyle.

12: Thrifting, Thankfulness, and Giving Back with Sheryl Renee of Affordable Room Makeovers Nov 02, 2021

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"When I see someone who is without or lacking something, my first thought is, 'I need to pull something together for them.'"

Life changed for a 19 year old Sheryl Renee when she walked into her first thrift store. Since then, one of her life's missions is to share the message with everyday people that you can have quality of life for little or no money. A well-respected professional entertainer and recording artist, Sheryl Renee found her second-act with her redesign business Affordable Room Makeovers, which promotes earth-saving recycling and staging quality second hand home goods.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

How Sheryl's childhood set her on a path of loving thrift and giving back to the community.
The joy of taking a thrifted item and "turning it around" and giving it new life.
Her thrifting adventures across the world.
The changing perceptions of thrift.
Her treasure hunting strategies for shopping thrift.
How thrifting is a smart, eco-savvy choice that is helping the planet.

11: The Thrill of the Hunt with Mackenzie Cloud Oct 26, 2021

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"I've got to manifest it and speak it into the world."

Mackenzie is a full-time barista at Loyal Coffee and owns Junkyard a vintage and secondhand clothing and home decor shop! When she's not making coffee, she is hunting down unique items at arc Thrift Stores for her home and everyone else's. You can find fun videos of her thrifting adventures on TikTok @Junkyard.Secondhand don't worry she's also on Instagram @kenzieecloudd or @junkyard.secondhand.

SHOW HIGHLIGHTS & TAKEAWAYS:

Her Halloween plans for decor and costumes.
Her love of vintage and her strategy to find the most amazing items!
How thrifting transcends economic barriers.
How she started her social influencer following.
All about thrifting hauls.
The differences between thrifting and estate sales
Her thrifting rituals.

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