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

Penny Pinchin' Mom

You can do this by checking the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s list of the most recent car seat recalls. If you aren’t confident about any of this, I highly recommend NOT selling that gently used car seat after all. Yard Tools Yet another set of hot-ticket yard sale items. Tools, in general, can be expensive.

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How Much Car Can I Afford?

Savings Corner

Edmunds recommends that a new car payment be no more than 15 percent of your monthly take-home pay. A used car payment should be no more than 10 percent, but that number varies by expert. Use a cost-to-own tool Beyond the monthly payment, you should consider if you can afford to maintain the vehicle.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Trying because there might be something wrong with the items, when there is a salesperson involved (such as at a used car lot), at the flea market, and so on are all great places to practice your negotiating skills. This separates the good investors from the great ones.”