Comments on: Donate to Goodwill (or Your Thrift Store of Choice) (103/365)

By: Donald

Donald — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:02:28 +0000

Among these are Eternity, Emporio Armani, Dreamer, Dolce and Gabbana, Acqua di Gio, and Platinum Egoiste.

By: Donald

Donald — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:01:00 +0000

Use a fragrance that smells good to you every day.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:25:23 +0000

…when they see you coming with ‘gifts.’

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:23:12 +0000

…otherwise your friends will start to cringe…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:22:44 +0000

…just cut your losses and throw it away…

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:22:09 +0000

If you have a bunch of stuff that nobody wants…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:30:02 +0000

I meant to say:
This is an overly simplistic explanation of how Schedule A will work when applied to tax tables.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:28:00 +0000

This is an overly implistc explanation f how Schedue A will work when applied to tax tables.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:34:27 +0000

The IRS will question charitable donations if you do not have a receipt. I attach a list of the items to the donation receipt, back that up with a digital photo of all the items, and use a tax program to estimate the thrift shop value. It really isn’t that much work, and raises my comfort level in case of an audit.

By: Roberta

Roberta — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:29:10 +0000

If you’re going to donate to charity, please make sure your items are truly useful. My volunteer work has included sorting the dropoffs – some of which is just trash – and we have to pay to have that hauled away.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:20:16 +0000

Freecycle. Some people on freecycle will take *anything*. I just had a person today who was thrilled to pick up our old cat litter pan.

Also the “Free” listing on Craigslist. Just put your stuff at the curb and put “Curb Alert: 123 Anystreet, Your City and Zip”.