A month ago, our mommy friends organised a garage sale at a playground. I thought it was a great opportunity for liz to apply what she learned about money and more. Lessons learned from a garage sale we recently stopped by a garage sale in our neighborhood. When talking with the owners, they told us that they have been having a spring garage sale every couple of years ever since they moved into their home some twenty years ago. Finally, the most important thing i learned was to buy consciously. I used to buy things if they were on sale, or clearance, just because. I would be looking for a specific item and would settle for something similar if it was cheaper or on sale. And that’s exactly how i ended up with piles of crap in my yard a couple weekends ago. Garage sales are a huge time suck. Not only do you have to clear out that closet, garage, basement, storage space. you have to sort it all, clean it up to make it presentable for sale, organize it and ultimately display it all. Did that sentence make you tired just reading it? We dug deep in our family home to uncover many garage sale items and some forgotten memories. There was the dusty orange circular birdcage my father had bought for me when i was 6 and had. But there were a few life lessons that came with the windfall too: We only think that you heal faster from divorce when you shed the visual reminders. One woman donated a pair of delft blue candlestick holders (the name of item has been changed to protect the innocent) when she came to shop the sale. Here are a couple tips i've learned on how to hold a successful garage sale while also teaching your kids a thing or two in the process. Finding items to sell. While you begin cleaning out the house for items to sell, also have your kids pitch in and clean out their closets, play rooms and toy boxes and determine what things they want to sell. Garage sale revelations lessons learned and memories made. The website, a digital classifieds website, has fundamentally transformed the way people engage with their local areas. Originating as a straightforward emailed list in san francisco, the site has expanded into a international sensation, linking millions daily. We recently stopped by a garage sale in our neighborhood. When talking with the owners, they told us that they have been having a spring garage sale every couple of years ever since they moved into their home some twenty years ago. A great way to ditch stuff you don't need and make a little bit of extra cash. Having a successful garage sale isn't easy, however. I have had many over the years and thought i would share my garage sale tips and a few lessons i have learned along the way.
