Yesterday was a good day for yard sale bargains for me. Our township was doing its annual yard sale day. Anyone in the town can register their yard sale, which was printed on a detailed map. That means that there were more than 30 different yard sales happening within just a few miles of our home. Because of yard sale day, many people in the town saw it as an opportunity to really clean out their houses for the first time since last year. This means that there are plenty of rock bottom bargains and a lot of interesting finds. … Continue reading →

Do you want to boost your yard sales? Make sure that you have something for everyone in the family. This will ensure that your yard sale is the one that customers can’t wait to shop. So many time, you will see yard sale ads that mention that there is something for everyone, but when you get there, that just isn’t the case. Make sure that you have a wide variety of items and then advertise that fact with details about particular groups of items. For example, women tend to look for decorative items, children’s clothing and furniture. Men tend to … Continue reading →

With more and more people hosting yard sales and the fall being prime yard sale season, it is important to make sure that your yard sale stands out. With the right staging, everyone will be spending their hard earned money at your sale and not the other ones that are around the corner. Good yard sale staging takes a lot of cues from the retail industry. After all, marketing professionals have spent billions of dollars trying to figure out what makes people want to spend money. Remember the blog post that I did about how certain smells can influence how … Continue reading →

Are you thinking of joining a community yard sale? Here are some tips made especially for you. They will help you get the biggest and best sales in the neighborhood. I’m not one to usually hold yard sales, but I definitely recommend participating if your community sponsors a yard sale. There will be people and cars flocking by your home anyway, so taking advantage of this to clean out your stuff and make some money is usually a good idea. These sales are usually advertised well, and most people like them because they can hit multiple sales in one shot. … Continue reading →

On Saturday morning, we stopped by a community yard sale, one of those sales where the entire neighborhood gets together to sell their stuff. It was not so organized as a sponsored yard sale, more like a multifamily sale with several houses in a development participating. We did really well at this sale, getting some real bargains. Looking back on it, I think that a lot of this had to do with being prepared and employing some community yard sale strategies. Take a look at the following tips that we try to use as a family, whenever we shop at … Continue reading →

I’m starting my adventures. I feel as though I am constantly de-cluttering the house. We have three children that quickly outgrow clothes and toys and change interests. We are also taking our time to turn our fixer upper house into a comfortable home which means that furniture and other things that once fit in our old house (or was gotten temporarily) no longer works with our new plans. For example, we are turning one room from family room into a dual office and guest room, which means downsizing the bookcases (and the books) that were in there. Normally, our family … Continue reading →