The theme this week on the One Minute Retirement Tip is “Try Selling on Facebook Marketplace and Finally Get Rid of Your Clutter”.

So far this week I have focused solely on selling on Facebook marketplace with the intention of getting rid of those items in your home that you no longer use, you're no longer serving you, and are just taking up valuable real estate in your home. Today I want to do something a little bit different which is focus on buying on  Facebook Marketplace.

Not only have I sold a bunch of stuff on Facebook Marketplace I've also bought a few things as well. If you're new to Facebook Marketplace and you haven't tried it yet as either a buyer or a seller I certainly encourage you to try to as a seller first. After all the theme of this week is about getting rid of your clutter and not increasing your clutter or bringing you clutter into your home. However I'm certain things I have found it to be a very valuable resource especially for those of you who are more frugal minded. let me give you an example:

I just had my third child in September and I've had a jogging stroller since my first child was born in 2014. But my three-year-old still likes to ride in the stroller, my six-year-old is big enough now or she can walk, and I need to push baby in stroller. So I knew I needed to upgrade and buy a double stroller that can fit both my three-year-old and my newborn baby. I knew exactly the type of stroller that I wanted - Baby Jogger City Select double stroller. the problem is I have sticker shock with this stroller because it sells for about $800 brand new on Amazon. and with all the accessories and car seat adapters that I would need to buy I'd probably be spending another couple hundred dollars on this stroller.

Starting in Spring of 2020 I started to casually start looking for baby strollers and particularly this double stroller that I wanted. there were items listed from time to time on Facebook Marketplace, but I always felt that they were a little bit overpriced. so I just kept diligently looking from time to time. I might look on Facebook and type in the stroller I was looking for every few weeks, just to see if anything new had popped up. by the Fall baby have arrived and I still didn't have my double stroller. However one day I typed in My Baby Jogger City Select double stroller into the search on Facebook Marketplace dot-dot-dot and there she was. Exactly the stroller I was looking for, even had this writing board that you hook onto the back of the stroller where an older kid like my six-year-old could ride. I messaged the seller asked if the stroller was still available, I noticed he had listed it a couple weeks prior, he told me that I could have the stroller for $125.  What an amazing find?!

I had my double stroller and not only that I had a triple stroller where all three of my kids then I could go out and walk together and have a good time. It was a practical purchase and it was an economical purchase. Because if I take care of the stroller there's a really good chance that I could turn around and sell it when I no longer need it anymore for about what I paid for it. So even if you're not into selling items on Facebook Marketplace I still think it has value for The penny-pinching Frugal person know when it's smart to buy something second hand versus paying for something you outright. in my situation it took quite a bit of time and patience to find exactly what I was looking for at just the right price, but it worked out in this situation and for certain items that that you are looking to purchase but don't want to spend a lot of money, it can work out well for you too.

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip. 

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