Your neighbours are doing it. Your friends are doing it. Your spouse has probably done it, online, more than once, without you even knowing... Canadians coast-to-coast are saving and earning big-time bucks via our thriving second-hand economy. To celebrate 10-years in the business, Kijiji, an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of second-hand goods, recently put out some very impressive facts about what Canadian second-hand shopping practices look like. Check out these stats: Every minute , Canadians spend approximately $57,000 on second-hand products. The second-hand economy is worth $30 billion annually (15% of the value of new goods purchased). 2 ads are placed on Kijiji.ca every second ! The average Canadian grants a second life to 76 products annually via buying, selling, trading or donating (the highest numbers being in the Prairies and Alberta - nice going, guys!!) The average family of four saves $115...
Well...I try- try to get everything just perfectly so. From family to home, garden, cooking and beyond. Only problem is, well...nothing ever quite turns out the way I had hoped. I live by "almost": It almost fits, is almost edible, almost painted properly, almost deloused, almost safe... Will I ever get it right? Who knows. But along the way, it'll be anything but boring!