Meredith Fineman got into the secondhand world early. The (not-so-)hidden world became her loophole to getting the designer pieces she dreamed of. Yet, years later she’s received much more from it than expected. She’s found the history of clothing and the people that wear them, the stories of the shop owners who care for and curate the treasures, and the innate sustainability of secondhand.

In this episode, we talk about the sustainability behind secondhand, including the thrift, consignment, resale worlds. And Meredith shares some of her tips for buying and selling secondhand (in the Coronavirus pandemic) and for finding brick-and-mortar stores after.

We discuss:

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• [2:20] Publishing in a pandemic and Meredith’s main ‘hustle’
  
• [6:00] The ideas behind It Never Gets Old: A Firsthand Account of All Things Secondhand (and Sustainable)
  
• [11:00] Meredith’s secret designer clothes loophole of secondhand shopping
  
• [14:54] All of what Meredith owns is secondhand (except for a few things…)
  
• [20:07] Meredith’s reasons for not shopping fast fashion (sadly, part of this answer got cut off from our connection, but you can get a lot more about these reasons from other episodes here)
  
• [21:14] How is secondhand more sustainable?
  
• [22:16] Tips for secondhand shopping and selling during a Pandemic (AKA Online)
  
• [25:10] What is the future of the secondhand industry?
  
• [28:41] Tips for finding consignment shops
  
• [31:46] How Meredith’s new book Brag Better will help people live more consciously by intentionally communicating your value and your values.
  

Our Guest - Meredith Fineman

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• Meredithfineman.com
  
• Finepoint.co
  

About the It Never Gets Old podcast

It Never Gets Old is a podcast hosted and created by Meredith Fineman and produced by Sarah Lane. INGO is an exploration and celebration of the second-hand economy, from sustainable fashion to resale, consignment, vintage, and the stories we tell around what we wear. (From the INGO website about page)

I’ve included a list of key INGO episodes on the blog post for this episode (link here)

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• Listen to the show!
  
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• Website
  
• Instagram
  
• Facebook
  

And get Brag Better, Meredith's soon-to-be released book about shameless self-promotion and showing the world that you are qualified (even if you're quiet). The book will be out on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. And you can get the (New) free chapter on the book's website or the May 8th episode of the INGO podcast. This chapter is about "How to Brag Better Online and From Home."

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• Website
  
• @bragbetter on Instagram
  
• Purchase here!
  
• Libro.fm *referral link (but price of membership is less than the price of the book & you can support a local bookstore!)
  
• Barnes and Noble
  
• Amazon