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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post 10 Items to Sell at a Yard Sale (and Make the Most Money) appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Finding what to sell at a yard sale can be as simple as decluttering your home and putting everything you don’t need up for sale. What Is a Garage Sale? Some are looking for garage sales.”

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Save Money and the Environment By Buying Second Hand

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just look at the many people scouring garage sales in the summer. Blender Fifteen years ago, I bought a blender at a garage sale for $3. I’m going to try sharpening the blades before I give up on it completely. Toaster Oven I bought a toaster oven at a garage sale for $2. Electronics.

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Not So Free – Free Things

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love going to garage sales. When Mom and Dad passed, my Brother inherited the house and all their stuff – which they in turn had inherited from the prior generation. His Mom really, really urged him to take two broken mahogany end tables so he could fix them up. But we always give up something. Maybe, maybe not.

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Candy alone can be a big bite if you get lots of trick or treaters and give out chocolate. We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Search the attic, the backs of the closets, the garage and see what inspiration presents. What are the typical essentials?

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Adjusting to New Spaces

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Give It Time It’s always hard to stop the “out of my element” feeling that you get when you are in a new place, but with a little time you’ll feel just as comfortable as you were before. My mom got me valerian root, melatonin, and other natural sleep. Sometimes, time is all that will help.

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So, it’s OK to want stuff, to get stuff, to give stuff, to use stuff, and to get rid of stuff. We leave the nest – move out of Mom and Dad’s well stocked home. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes.

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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the book, “Young Bucks – How to raise a future millionaire” author Troy Dunn claims that the greatest gift you can ever give your child is the ‘gift of want’ Unless a child wants something badly enough, they won’t spend the time and energy to try to figure out a way to go get it. Time of life.

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