Babies are adorable, sometimes stinky, and can be very expensive! According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, it will cost a middle-income couple just over $245,000 to raise a child born in 2013 to the age of 18. It's estimated that the average middle-income family will spend roughly $12,000 on child-related expenses in their baby’s first year of life.
But here's the thing. You don't have to buy everything new. In fact, I highly encourage you to beg, borrow, and buy second-hand anything and everything you can for that first year of life. Ask your sisters and sisters-in-law, friends, and neighbors for everything from maternity clothes to a bouncey seat, swing, or playmat. Your baby won't know or care, and you'll save money to spend on diapers or even a babysitter for date night!
If borrowing isn't your thing, or your friends aren't ready to part with their gear, find a great consignment sale - like Just Between Friends of Issaquah, buy what you need, and plan to resell it within a year!
Many new moms remember going to old, musty consignment stores with their mothers when they were young, but consignment is as trendy as the latest fashions currently at the mall. All Just Between Friends events have a rigorous inspection process so that busy moms aren’t wasting time looking through items that are out-of-fashion, have stains or tears.
Just Between Friends of Issaquah offers local families a bi-annual option to recycle their maternity and children’s items at a fun community event that takes the best of retail and wraps it up as resale. From well-organized clothing racks that are divided by gender and size, to toys and equipment, Just Between Friends (JBF) has helped thousands of area families make and save on the items for growing children.
Saturday October 18th
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm: 1/2 Price Prime Time
$2 admission fee per shopper
Thursday October 16th
12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Admission $2 - or FREE with this coupon
Friday October 17th
10:00 am to 7:00 pm
FREE Admission
FREE Admission
Saturday October 18th
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
FREE admission
FREE admission
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm: 1/2 Price Prime Time
$2 admission fee per shopper
Sunday October 19th
8:00 am to 1:00 pm: 1/2 Price Sale
Items without a star are 50% off the marked price.
FREE admission
Items without a star are 50% off the marked price.
FREE admission
Attention all First Time Parents! Have you had your first baby or become a Foster or Adoptive Parent within the last 12 months? If so, JBF invites you to the First Time Parent Presale - you'll shop before anyone else gets the chance! You'll need to pre-register to attend, so check the website - www.seattleeast.jbfsale.com - for tickets.
For more information about selling and shopping, please visit www.seattleeast.jbfsale.com.
Macaroni Kid will have YOUR chance to WIN a JBF gift certificate in an upcoming newsletter!
Macaroni Kid will have YOUR chance to WIN a JBF gift certificate in an upcoming newsletter!
