Preparing for this upcoming Yard Sale is exhausting!
I put some of the bigger ticket items (air conditioner, microwave, glassware, curtains, etc) on Craig's List. I've had a number of emails, but only one sale: a bicycle for $125.
I don't know what my goal for the Yard Sale is-- I guess if I make $100 and get rid of stuff I'll be happy. Whatever doesn't sell on Saturday is going to Goodwill on Sunday!
Sidestream Income:
$2868.93 old total
$125.00 sold bike
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TOTAL: $2993.93
I've also been thinning out my pantry in preparation for the move. Tonight I had the Thanksgiving perennial 'Green Bean Casserole' for dinner so I could use up 2 bags of frozen green beans and a can of mushroom soup!! Not exactly a springtime dish, but hey- that's the beauty of cooking for one.. there's no one to complain!
Prepping for the Yard Sale
May 23rd, 2008 at 03:09 am
May 23rd, 2008 at 02:29 pm 1211552995
May 24th, 2008 at 01:43 am 1211593425
When I had my pre-move garage sale, I had the same goal as you, just to get rid of as much as possible. The less stuff to move, the lower the moving costs.
The following strategies helped me.
- 1/2 way through day 2 of the 2-day sale, I started selling "buy one get one free."
- When there was 1 hour to go, I brought out a bunch of plastic grocery bags and told people they could fill a bag (as much as they could cram in) for a buck. That was a huge last-minute boost at a time when sales normally would have been dropping off.
May 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am 1211629377