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Homemaking

No doubt a garage sale is work, but if you need some extra cash and you can pay people to take away your clutter, I think its worth it. In the last issue we talked about getting rid of clutter. Once you have several boxes, bags of stuff and the weather is nice its time for a sale. Another factor you may want to consider in setting your date is where it falls in relations ship to the 1st & the 15th of the month, as this is when many people get paid.

Don't forget to advertise, which can be done for free on Craigslist. Better yet, if you can get a few other people on your street to sell with you, they can chip in on advertising in the Pennysaver or other local publication. When I decide to go garage sale-ing, a multi-family or block sale is definitely a big draw for me.

When pricing, you have to decide do I want to get what its worth, or do I want it gone? If you want to get what its worth you will end up repacking a bunch of your stuff. My mother puts price tags on all her items, that's too much work for me. If I'm real organized and planning ahead, I'll have boxes priced .50, .75, $1 and as I gather things I put them in the appropriate box. When I set up I use blankets & tables as much as possible. Each is labeled "This Blanket $1.00, This Table .50"  I place clothing and soft items on the blankets and items that would get lost in the clothing get put on a table. I usually have one table with higher priced items such as electronic, collectibles, etc for which I try and get a little more, like $5, $10 etc.

You can also make a little extra money selling coffee in the morning & sodas in the afternoon along with some kind of food, maybe donuts in the am and Brownies or cookies later. This is a good thing for children to help with. On the low end, if I don't have any higher priced items I will make at least $100, usually closer to $200. My mother made $400 but had a lot more stuff than me and spent time pricing each item. If you want to learn more about garage sales, pricing, etc. read this blog post, How to Have a Garage Sale.