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(WHAS11) - We all want new clothes and furniture but for many of us our disposable income is shrinking.

Shopping out of season when store have those blowout sales is one of the best ways to buy clothes and furniture.

But trying something you’ve never tried before could give you the best deal of all.

Everyone can learn about deals from smart shopper Kerri Richardson.  She has one of the best ideas about getting new clothes without spending a dime.

“I call all my friends over and tell them to bring all their stuff and we’ll just all paw through it,” she says.

Everyone left with a bag full of goodies and all the stuff that was left over went to charity and the girls were able to write it off on their taxes.

If you don’t like your friends' clothes, you could try this route.

If you haven’t tried consignment shopping now may be the best time.

“They never normally would have shopped at a consignment or thrift before because of the stigma and then they do and they are real surprised,” says credit counselor Mary Jackey.

If you catch them on the right day that “must have” item you’ve been waiting for could be half price there.

And if you bring clothes in to the store to be sold, you can earn up to 70% of the sale.

Consignment stores also have house ware items.

Some of the brand new are half the price of the department store.

 “We see everything from Versace pants to something you might find at a discount store we get furniture, electronics it really runs the gamete,” says Becky Vickerstaff of Goodwill.

Some of the clothes are haven’t even been worn before and Goodwill also has auto auctions. 

For more thrifty options - check out the Bargain Barn at St. Joes Children’s Home on Frankfort Avenue.

Some of the clothes that don’t sell at consignment shops make their way there for just a couple of dollars.

Choose discount stores, or thrift shops. I work for Dillards and business is very very bad. They keep bringing in high priced merchandise and yell at thier employees for not selling it. With Gas being $4 a gallon, who wants to spend $100 of Jeans or a shirt? Due to the low flow of customers and us not being able to sell merchandise to keep our SPH/Sales per hour up, Dillards cut our pay. If you get cut below $8 an hour they fire you.

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