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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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The Best Place To Hide Valuables In Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When was the last time you heard a news report about a burglar breaking into someone’s house to steal leftover paint, an old ladder, or some rusty tools? A typical garage is a hodge-podge of tools, cleaning products, toxic chemicals, tools and garden equipment, auto supplies, and who knows what else. A light fixture.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? He was a trained radio and TV repairman, when those had tubes. I wish he was still around. I’ve got a lot of things that need fixing! When did we become a throwaway society? Do you enjoy making old things new again?

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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In many parts of the US, people learned to sew as part of their life skills – from parents or family or schools. If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? In spite of that, history indicates that sweat shop seamstress positions had a ratio of 20 applicants per position.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

The girls decided that it okay to part with the plastic kitchen, Handy Manny tool bench, and the Dora pop up tent. 7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale. An example of our ad placed on Craisglist: Willis Pointe Community Yard Sale, Sat. I see many ads on Craigslist that are very vague and just say, "community yard sale".

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As a child and teen, I painted (inside and out), mowed and trimmed, punched holes in concrete to install decorate iron railings, worked with hand and power tools and helped my parents do everything from putting up a garage to putting up storm windows. Yet, over the years, I kept discovering new things about home ownership.

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Other Items on Sale: Last-minute cruise deals, discounted gym memberships, end-of-fiscal-year electronics, tax discounts, and secondhand items at garage sales. May starts Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day and ends with Memorial Day—a weekend that’s become a shopping sales bonanza. Happy Birthday America!