{"id":466,"date":"2012-05-07T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lemonstolemonade\/?p=466"},"modified":"2012-05-05T18:04:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T22:04:30","slug":"the-art-of-charitable-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lemonstolemonade\/2012\/05\/07\/the-art-of-charitable-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Charitable Selling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a few thousand dollars to give to your favorite charity?<\/p>\n

Wouldn’t it also be nice to clear out that all the clutter<\/strong> in your garage–those toys your kids grew out of years ago, that couch you can’t find room for in your house?<\/p>\n

Hm. Both of those scenarios sound nice. And you know what? Thanks to Web Thrift Store<\/a>,<\/strong> both of those scenarios are now possible! According to consumer research group NPD, the average American household has $7,000 <\/strong>worth of stuff the owners don’t want. Web Thrift Store provides a platform for anybody and everybody to sell their belongings to others who want the stuff. All proceeds go to a charity<\/strong> the seller picks, making a smooth donation of the profit from the sale. Another benefit: it’s all tax deductible.<\/p>\n

We love<\/a> <\/strong>Web Thrift Store because it is the perfect embodiment of turning lemons into lemonade<\/strong>: you can take the stuff you don’t want anymore, sell it to somebody who will use it and love it, and give the money to a charity you care about. It’s a wonderfully stress-free way to give because no cash leaves your bank account. You can also feel great about de-cluttering your life and uniting your objects with people who need them. It’s a win-win-win!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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