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10 Items to Sell at a Yard Sale (and Make the Most Money)

Penny Pinchin' Mom

In this scenario, however, there’s no guarantee that your garage sale will make you good money. Thankfully, I know a way to achieve both ends: declutter your home and make money at your next garage sale. What Is a Garage Sale? You may have also heard it referred to as a yard sale.

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Not So Free – Free Things

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love going to garage sales. Of course I want it to look nice in my yard so now I am spending time and money on it. Of course they needed fixing up so he found a place in town that puts new brass coatings on, and trust me, those don’t come cheap. For consumers, that might be an acceptable bargain.

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Keep Clutter at Bay by Recognizing Where It Comes From

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I aren’t constant consumers. Of course, the kids aren’t the only ones to be blamed. I have a soft spot for good sales, whether they be at the local retail store (I bought way too many Gymboree shirts for my daughter when they were on sale for $3.99) or at a garage sale.

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Super Saver Holiday Ideas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They kind of look like the ones for sale at Curious Country Creations. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. You can pick up beautiful decorations, wreaths, linens, trees and more at these sales. Of course, you could do what my aunt used to do, and save paper from one Christmas to the next!!

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Should You Spend Your Money on Home Re-Decorating?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? Not only is it expensive, but it is also time consuming to come up with the design, decide on the color, locate the material and put it in place. Of course, there are very legitimate reasons to change up the insides of our homes. Why do we get the urge to decorate?

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. Last week I visited a garage sale. This is a biggie while you are on vacation (you won’t get back this way, buy it now) or at a sale event (such as a garage sale or estate sale or auction). It was eye opening for the 10 year old.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. Of course, we also tried to maximize our income.

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