Mum Claudia has made $11,000 from things she’s found in the street
Claudia Romero, 36, Sydney, NSW
Picking up a French 1930s casserole dish off the footpath,
I was in awe.
This is in perfect condition, I thought, carrying it home with me.
Growing up, I’d always been thrifty and found beauty in pre-loved goods.
When I was six, in 1994, my parents, Silvia, then 37, and Victor, 39, migrated from Peru, South America, to Sydney, with me and my brother Pat, 18 months. At a young age, my parents instilled the value of repurposing and upcycling clothing, furniture and other items.
Dad loved mending his own clothes and fixing tech items, while Mum had a passion for sewing clothes.
By the time I was seven, I realised just…
