In times when buying clothes is as easy as a click on your smartphone and where it is conveniently being delivered to your doorsteps, many falls in love with online shopping. People, especially working women and stay at home moms, find the experience awesome as it saves time and energy at the same time. And that the idea of going to the mall and rummaging huge file of clothes to come up with a working style seems like a lot of work. However, due to this, women almost always have the same common problem – the lack of closet space.

Here are some tips on how you can get rid and earn money from your old clothes and create more space for your new ones!

SEGMENT > SELL > CONSIGN > DONATE > ALTER > RECYCLE

Easy Tip Number 1: Clean Out Your Closet (Segment)

Learn the value of cutting the clutter and on how to segment your clothes, which ones are suitable to donate? Are there some things you can recycle? And lastly, which clothes are perfect to sell. Another tip is to properly categorize these clothes per season so you can sell them at a higher price; such example would be knitted and coats which are in demand from November until February.

You can also take into consideration the events and upcoming festivals in your area where you can sell some of your vanity kits.

Easy Tip Number 2: Earn Some Money (Sell)

Once everything has been sorted out, the next thing to do is know where to sell your clothes online.

You can sell your clothes via e-bay or by creating your personal facebook page where you can showcase your clothes to your friends who might be interested to buy them. Alternatively, you can also set up an account online like thread up especially if you have some kids clothes. Or if you’re selling branded and high-end clothes or accessories the best site would be Snob Swap and The Real Real. Again taking note the current season and upcoming events, you can surely sell your clothes and accessories at a higher price.

Easy Tip Number 3: Ask For Help (Consign)

For individuals who are not really into selling but would still like to sell their clothes and earn a few bucks, then consignment is for you. In here, you can look for friends who are selling pre-loved clothes and asked them if they can sell your clothes too and in return, they would get a percentage of the price or they can sell it a little bit higher than your original price for them to earn a certain amount. This is also applicable to other physical and online stores the percentage of how much they should get will depend entirely on the agreement.

Easy Tip Number 4: The Gift of Sharing (Donate)

The gift of giving allows you to earn more than money. If you don’t need that extra bucks and would like to make a difference, then, by all means, donate your clothes so our co-brothers and sisters can have something new. Make a difference and put a smile on a few people now just by donating. The good thing about donating is that you can just drop them to your nearest churches or an organization that does gift giving.

Easy Tip Number 5: Maximize What You Have (Alter)

Let’s admit it, some of the clothes are still in good condition and sometimes we just have to alter them a little bit or put our creative juices into it to give it another life. You can add some sequins, flower patterns and can even dye clothes to give it a little twist. A brand new piece can be sold at a yard sale or through friends too.

Easy Tip Number 6: Going Green (Recycle)

If there’s nothing suitable for your clothes based on the given tips above, then this last tip is for you. By recycling, you can make old clothes transform into pillow covers or shower curtains. If you’re creative, you can also make some accessories from your old clothes too. Alternatively, there are online sites where they accept old clothes that they can recycle and still pays a certain amount like Genie Recycling for example.

Final Thoughts

Who would have thought that you can do a lot of things from your old clothes? The good thing about it is, whatever you decided to do it allows you to show your creative side and can still earn a certain amount.