Hlanza ama-closets wakho, thola izinto ezintsha zezemidlalo, futhi mhlawumbe uthole imali.
Njengomzali, ngifuna izingane zami zizame izinhlobo eziningi zemidlalo nezempilo. Kodwa izindleko , ikakhulukazi izicathulo nezinye izinto zokusebenza , zingakwazi ukuphakama ngokushesha. Ngesikhathi indodana yami iqalisa iHockey yeqhwa , ilungu lanikeza zonke izinto zakhe-kusuka ku-helmet kuya esikhwameni-mboleko, mahhala, ngonyaka wokuqala. Lapho sesiyazi ukuthi uzoqhubeka nomdlalo, saqala ukuqoqa imishini ayengayigcina.
Kodwa sisabambelele ngezinto ezisetshenzisiwe ngangokunokwenzeka. Yilapho i-swaps gear yegeyimu ingena khona.
I-Swaps iyindlela enhle yokukhipha (futhi ulahle!) Imidlalo yezemidlalo, ikakhulukazi uma ingane yakho iqala nje emdlalweni. Futhi uma ungenayo eyodwa emphakathini wakho, kulula ukusetha ushintsho ngokwakho-ngisho nangaphezulu uma wazi ukuthi unamachibi okungenani imindeni engu-10 ezobamba iqhaza. (Ungakhohlwa ukumemela imindeni yama-alumni. Izingane zabo zingase zingabe zisasebenza emdlalweni, kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi zinegesi elidala ukuze lilahle!)
1. Khetha ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zamagesi oyozishintsha . Ingabe uhlela ukushintshaniswa egameni lenhlangano ethile yezemidlalo noma uhlelo? Noma ingumcimbi wesikole noma womphakathi ozohlinzeka ngezinto eziningi? Qiniseka ukuthi uthola amanye amavolontiya ukusiza, ikakhulukazi uma ulindele ukubamba umcimbi omkhulu!
2. Uzodinga ukuthola indawo yokusingatha umcimbi wakho , futhi uhlele usuku nesikhathi.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukushintshwa okuqondile kwelogi kungenziwa endaweni yakho. Kuye ngokuthi uhlela kanjani ukushintsha kwakho, ungadinga indawo enkulu, ephephile, yangaphakathi.
3. Hlela imigomo yokushintshwa kwakho . Kunezinketho eziningi:
- Yenza konke kube mahhala futhi kutholakale ekuqaleni kokuza, isisekelo sokukhonza kuqala, noma ohlelweni lokuhlonipha: Nika okuthile, thola okuthile.
- Khokha imali yokungena futhi uvumele abathintekayo ukuthatha noma yini abayifunayo, ngokulinganiselwe noma okungenamkhawulo.
- Nika ama-tokens amathikithi noma amathikithi, ngokususelwa kwinombolo kanye / noma inani lezinto abazenzayo, abese beshintshanisa izinto abafuna ukuthatha ekhaya. (Uma wenza lokhu, ucabange futhi uvumela abantu ukuthi bathenge amathokheni uma bengenayo into yokunikela noma banike amathokheni mahhala emindenini enezingane ezintsha emdlalweni, noma ngaphansi kweminyaka ethile.)
- Cela izinto ezinikeziwe, bese ukhokhisa intengo encane yokuthenga ngayinye yokukhulisa imali yenhlangano yakho yezemidlalo.
- Isitayela sokuthengisa igaraji: Vimbela isikhala futhi ushicilele umcimbi, kodwa vumela imindeni yabaxhasi ibonise, intengo, futhi ithengise izinto zayo. (Ukuxhasa imali noma ukubuyisela izindleko, bakhokhise abanikeli imali encane ukuba babambe iqhaza.)
4. Beka imihlahlandlela yezinto ezinikeziwe . Ingabe umcimbi wakho wenzelwe imishini ye- baseball , uthi, noma uzokwamukela amagoli kunoma imuphi umdlalo? Kuthiwani ngezingubo? Kuthiwani ngezinto ezikhulu zabantu abadala? Buza abanikeli ukuba bahlanze noma baqale noma yini abayithuthayo ukuze bashintshe, futhi qinisekisa ukuthi usesimweni esisebenzisekayo. Kungcono uma ungamukela izinto kusengaphambili, uhlele futhi uzibonise, bese umema ama-swappers ukuya "esitolo." Uzothola izinto eziningi ngokushintshashintsha kwakho ngale ndlela. Kodwa isebenza kuphela uma unesikhala sokubeka yonke into bese uyigcina phakathi kwesikhathi sokunikela kanye namahora okushintshaniswa.
5. Khetha ukuthi uzokwenzani ngezinto ezisele . Uma ukhokhisa intengo yokuthenga yezimpahla zakho ezishintshashintshayo, gcina ukuthengiswa kwemvume yokuphela kokusuku. Bamba noma yini eseleyo ukuze ushintshwe esikhathini esizayo, noma unikeze esitolo esithisayo noma inhlangano yenkonzo yentsha. Ungavumela futhi noma udinga abaxhasi ukuba bahambe ekhaya. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukucaca ngalokhu ngaphambi kokuba umcimbi wakho uqale.
6. Shicilela umcimbi wakho! Thola izwi ukuze ube nempahla eminingi yezemidlalo ukuze uguqule. Uma lokhu kuzoba yi-fundraiser, qiniseka ukuthi abahlanganyeli bayazi ukuthi kusengaphambili. Cabanga ngokungeza okunye okujabulisayo njengamakhono ados, ukuphumula, ama-raffles noma imiklomelo, nemisebenzi yabantwana abancane ukwenza umcimbi wakho ukhange futhi ujabulise.