Craigslist & College Savings

In the past, when I sold my boy's belongings (high chair, stroller, toys, clothes, etc.) on Craigslist.org, all proceeds went to his college account.  Seems fair.  They're his things, so he should get the money.  Also, into his account, we deposit all of our loose change and any unexpected money we receive (refund from the insurance company, rebate checks, etc.).  From all of this, his account has close to $3,500.  Not bad!

BUT...now that we have TWO children, what do we do?  Do we split the account?  Do we set up an account separate for her?  But then, who gets the loose change?

And of course, now that she has outgrown a number of her baby clothes, I want to post them to Craigslist for another mom to use.  However, because times are tough, and because it's the holiday season, I have decided to post them for FREE.  After all, many of her clothes were passed to us by a friend who has two baby girls.  I figure the benefit to a needy mom outweighs the $100 I could make off of them.  

What do you think?  Do you give away your baby items?  If no, you should consider it.  The gratitude of others will make your spirit bright!  And it's easy on Craigslist.org.  When I post the items under the FREE category, they are gone within minutes.  It's unbelievable.

Have a nice, charitable day!

-Barbara-