You win some, you lose some

I was out antiquing at the end of November, and found a few things I really liked.  One of those things was a set of plates:

A set of Holly Hobbie plates from the 1970s!

I loved these immediately, and I thought they'd be perfect for The House of Goodwill because a) these were popular in the decade the house was built, so they fit the retro feel I want, b) I love what they say ("Happiness is having someone to care for") True! ("Count your blessings, not your problems") SO appropriate, and c) they remind me of my childhood.  They even work with my colors.

Anyway, I had never seen these before (that I recall), so I paid the big money for them ($10.50 each).

So, OF COURSE, within a couple of weeks, I saw them again.  Where?  Take a guess.

Both of these plates, as well as one other, I saw at Goodwill.  

Here is the third:

"Happy is the home that welcomes a friend."

Perfect for an airbnb, don't you think?

So of course I bought it, to complete the collection.

The Goodwill price?  $2.99.

Of course!

This ONLY happened because I bought the others two weeks before.

But considering everything going on in the world right now, I should probably file this one away under "things that are not real problems."

I did make a couple of other great finds at Goodwill that day:

My collection of avian-themed plates for wall art keeps growing.

I just loved these; they were a couple of dollars each.

This beautiful twin-sized blanket and pillow case looked new.

The colors and print are perfect.  $10.

With all the money I've saved at Goodwill (and thrift stores) over the years (hundreds? thousands?) I guess I can't get too upset when I miss out on saving EXTRA.  In the end, I've saved tons of money shopping secondhand.

I keep being asked how I'm doing with my $5000 budget for furnishing the house, and I finally have some time to tally up my expenses.  I'm curious to see how I've done.  The report will come soon!