The Get Thrifty Podcast

Emma, the simple environmentalist, is proof that small, everyday choices can lead to big change. From her world travels to her secondhand style finds, she's making zero-waste living real, approachable, and fun.

SHOW NOTES:

• Her secondhand inspirations.
• How to simply integrate zero-waste swaps into your life.
• Empowering people to make small changes to live a responsible, sustainable, and eco-intentional lifestyle.
• Tips for shopping secondhand.
• Fighting fear; there is hope for the planet!
• Making thrifting and secondhand your first choice when shopping for clothes, books, housewares, and more!
• Plastics have their place.

Meet Samantha Davis, founder of the Ultimate Secondhand Shopping Experience in NYC, the #1 ranked thrifting tour in the Big Apple! After launching in 2018 via Airbnb Experiences, she's now leading thousands of visitors through over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs and changing how people view secondhand shopping.

In this week's episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast, Samantha shares her journey from solo tour guide to resale entrepreneur and offers tips from her travels around the globe.

You can learn more about Samantha's tours by going to vintagebossbabes.com.

SHOW NOTES:

• Believing in the "thrifting gods."
• Vintage tourism.
• How she got into the reselling biz early on and how it's evolved over the years.
• Creating thrifting experiences for a global audience through tours of New York City.
• Tales from her thrifting travels around the world.
• Exploring and touring the over 300 secondhand stores in the five boroughs.
• How her "personal shopper" guides help people on the tours find treasures.
• How she customizes her thrifting tours.
• Why Brooklyn is her favorite secondhand shopping spot in the city.

Adele Wittman's thrifting journey started young and ended up changing her life. Now she's using resale to help others in recovery through Resale4Recovery. Catch her story on this week's Get Thrifty Podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

• How thrifting empowered and helped Adele in her addiction recovery.
• Her love of finding vintage "holy grail" t-shirts "in the wild."
• Favorite thrift stores in Colorado.
• All about Resale4Recovery, an organization that uses reselling as vocational training for people in recovery.
• How she found her niche in the reselling community.
• Her passion for slow fashion and living a sustainable lifestyle.
• How her cat became a social media star!!

Get Thrifty surpasses 200 episodes! We're celebrating by re-airing one of our most popular shows featuring Liz from Colorado Reworn, Kristin from A Rural Squirrel, and Kim of Homescape Closeouts talking about reseller meet-ups and networking.

SHOW NOTES & TAKEAWAYS:

• Tips for starting your own meet-up with local resellers in your community.
• If you don't want to start your own meet-up, it's easy to join an existing one!
• Topics to cover in your meetings.
• Search sellerevents.ebay.com for eBay meet-up communities.
• Building a community around thrifting, reselling, and more!
• "Just get started!"

Maggie, the amazing host of the Get Thrifty Podcast, joins Kristen of A Rural Squirrel, Joe of I'd Flip That, and Ray of The Nashville Flippers for an epic conversation full of insights and hilarious stories on the latest episode of the This Week in Reselling podcast! They're talking trends, sourcing secrets, podcasting journeys, and what's really happening in the reseller community.

SHOW NOTES:

• arc's business model.
• Tips for resellers shopping in thrift stores.
• arc's focus on seasonal inventory.
• How podcasting has elevated their voices and expanded their reach in the reseller community.
• What trends are really driving the thrifting scene right now, and how an obsession with vintage is driving new buyer behavior.
• Get the inside scoop on where and how these top resellers find their best flips.
• Bold predictions, new goals, and what they think the future holds for the ever-evolving world of secondhand sales.

Saddle up, thrift lovers! On this week's Get Thrifty Podcast, we're lighting things up with Niki from Prickly Cactus Ranch. She's turning vintage finds into handmade candle magic, one cozy, sustainable burn at a time. Don't miss her secrets to secondhand sourcing and soulful upcycling!

SHOW NOTES:

• How she began her upcycle business.
• Sustainable upcycling + creativity = big business.
• Full circle secondhand.
• What made her fall in love with secondhand sourcing.
• Her favorite vessel transformations—unexpected pieces that made perfect candles.
• Her commitment to using organic soy wax and eco-friendly practices.
• The challenge and beauty of making every candle unique—no mass production here!
• How she photographs, markets, and sells her creations.
• The magic of limited inventory: it builds excitement, encourages reuse, and lets your creativity shine.
• How she chooses scents to match the look and feel of each vessel (e.g., a smoky amber scent in a vintage whiskey glass).

Patty Reed of Circular Vintage joins the Get Thrifty Podcast to talk building community through vintage. From Etsy to IG Lives, her journey is all heart. "It's not competition; we all raise each other up."

SHOW NOTES:

• All about her first live sale…back in 2019!
• How she built her community.
• From selling "whatever" to selling shoes to clothes to vintage jewelry and accessories.
• The Wednesday night Vintage Collective she hosts with other resellers.
• Her tips for cross listing and sourcing.
• Celebrating sustainability and her "love of stuff!"

Host Maggie Scivicque talks with Becca of Anew Collective about the challenge of finding plus-size clothing in thrift stores and how she's building a more inclusive resale experience.

SHOW NOTES:

• Prioritizing inclusivity and sustainability, and the true power of listening to a need and creating positive change for underserved communities in fashion.
• Her business model and why it works!
• Being a mom and her inspiration.
• Her personal shopping service.
• Making stylish clothing available to everyone.

Riley Breen turned a passion for vintage into a mobile business with thousands of pieces. He's sharing his reselling journey and tips on the Get Thrifty Podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

• Tapping into local pop-up events to help network and grow your reselling business.
• All about his store-on-wheels that has over 3,000 items!
• Advocating for slow fashion.
• Advice to younger resellers.
• Tips for sourcing vintage Levis.
• Tips for growing your social following.
• How he uses Meta glasses instead of a camera.
• Why pop-ups are important for growing your reselling business.

From side hustle to full-time success! Deanna shares how she scaled her reselling business, mastered social trends, and created the Reseller Content Club. Her insights on platform strategy, keyword magic, and flipping for profit are not to be missed. Listen to her episode on the Get Thrifty Podcast, especially if you're in the resale or eCommerce game.

SHOW NOTES:

• Flipping for profit
• Style-based selling
• Platform-specific reselling tips
• Why it's important to be aware of generational vibes and aesthetics
• Join her Reseller Content Club to be even better at social media reselling
• The benefit of going to as many meet-ups and live events that you can
• Shopping the bins