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Everything from plate to bacon to eggs to milk. its through the roof. consumers are fighting back, shopping more strategically, shopping sales when and if they have them. theyre shopping for their clothing at thrift stores, going to sites like thread-up, one of the worlds largest online theft stores. so very good deals there. i talked to a woman that is in austin, texas. shes 45 years old. the first time in many, many years shes now bringing in her roommate to defer her housing costs. she bought...

Number one for girls. she always rules. lego still the top toy for boys although legos is on the girls list too. re-commerce apps have paved the way for brands like thread up, an online thift shop. bottom line there is that people are renting stuff. theyre not buying sweaters anyway. so keep that in mind. >> i still wear sweaters from the 1990s. now available in paperback. its really good. youve got several copies already. >> can i tell you something about the gift cards? the thing i fight with ...

Theres also a snapchat filter for people to use on snapchats. lots of fun ways to get in the action. >> leave your selfie sticks at home, though. msnbc.com social media manager. much, much more on the popes historic visit to the united states when we come back, as he wraps up his time in d.c. and he heads to the big apple. what lessons will congress have learned from the pontiff? well take a look at that. well also hear from representatives of other faiths about how pope francis visit here is af...

Hes wanted to secede when president obama wanted reelection. that is really, really. >> up next, growing concerns about russias presence in syria. the u.s. is closely monitoring russian military in the region. well have more on this straight ahead on "the rundown." >> james reinhart is reinventing the secondhand market. his san francisco based company thread up has removed the difficulties of buying and selling your clothes of picking them up and selling them for you. no surprisingly, technology...

To buy something for yourself. >> absolutely. >> reporter: money that can help them buy this new camera. but we need to find them real money first. joanna stern, our savvy saver, tells us where to start. tip number one. did you know you can get cash for old kids clothes without leaving home? thread up will give you dough for gently used duds. theyll send the bag. all you have to do is load it up. >> $4.65 to $6.95. >> reporter: all thats left to do is drop it by the door. santa may have gotten t...