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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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Rent-to-Own Homes: A Way to Make a Home Sale Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A nervous seller can ask the buyer to provide a credit history, rental references and proof of income if they’re concerned about the buyer’s ability to pay. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er? But both the buyer and seller can protect themselves by researching market value trends in the neighborhood.

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Five Home Renovation Savings Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I scouted for tiles as I went to garage sales for other items and was lucky enough to find not only a big lot of beautiful travertine tiles, but also two very usable Kohler bath faucets – for which we bought one replacement part off the Kohler repair site. Internet sites offering goods for trade. Craigs list. My $700 bath remodel.

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How I Saved $1400 by Upholstering My Chairs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Along the way, on one of my garage sale shopping expeditions, I stumbled across a matched pair of wing backs (non-reclining) for $20 each. Before starting I took numerous digital pictures and loaded them onto my pc for later reference. I had a solid week by myself and thought this would be plenty of time.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

This was in the early 1990s, for reference. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. I biked to the library, to the mall, to the TCBY, to visit my parents at their offices in the university, to the pool, basically everywhere a kid would want to go. The freedom was amazing. What frugal tips have you tried and abandoned?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He uses humour and anecdotes to get us interested in the message, and then to show that he’s serious, he backs it up with a comprehensive set of references and research. As the consumer, that means you can find many bargains, if you don’t follow the marketing trends.