Craigslist

Have you discovered Craig's List yet? OMG! Of course you have!! It is the BEST thing ever. (Okay, disclaimer, that you DO want to be careful. I was once contacted by someone with this weirdo stuff going on. My scamdar fortunately kicked in. Lucky me. A quick google showed the guy had scammed quite a few others. Scumbag.)
Anyway, I was able to get so many things for my youngest baby on there! (A friend had loaned a few things to me with my first and then she ended up with another herself:). I actually found a baby wonder years swing for $15! Those things are more than $100 new. I felt like i found the deal of the century. Best part - I will sell it for $10 when we are done with it. So, for basically the price of some batteries, my DD had months of comfort!! I also got tons of kid toys on there. Have you ever looked at one of those legos? They are practically indestructable. So, with just a turn in the dishwasher - walla! Practially brand new looking toys that save a landfill from some more exotic ant mansions.