The sum of the parts…

Have you ever had to buy parts to fix an appliance or your car or have your kids ever broken or lost a key part to a game or toy?  If you’ve tried to replace the part, you might have found out that the cost to replace that part is disproportionate to the cost of [...]

Get Set

I’m almost ready for this year’s garage sale. I’m not hosting it, my sister is. Her neighborhood has an annual sale which brings in lots of traffic, which is great, though it also means some competition.  This also means I don’t need to make signs or worry about advertising.  The sale is only 2 weeks [...]

Paypal – Friend or Foe?

Should you get a Paypal account? Find out more about what you can do with a Paypal account and how much it will cost.

What to do with that gift card you got for Christmas

I have lots of suggestions on what to do with that unwanted gift card you got for Christmas.

A Tricky Topic

One of the trickiest parts of selling things is determining the price. You want to price things so you’re not giving things away but you don’t want to ask so much that no one buys. The approach to pricing is different depending upon how you plan on selling.

Expensive Calculators

If your child is going into high school, they may need one of those expensive graphing calculators for math. I had already decided I wasn’t going to pay $100 for a graphing calculator.

Weigh it carefully

If you’re going to be selling online, I highly recommend investing in a postal scale. With a scale, you can estimate shipping costs and print postage from home, saving you many trips to the Post Office (PO). Before I had a scale, I would wait until I had a group of items to sell and [...]

Thanks for not buying

I had to share this moment with you for a second and take a break from the garage sale blogs… There’s a feeling you get when you actually sell an item at your somewhat outrageous asking price.  A thrill passes through your system and you get a bit giddy.   You want to call up your [...]