Yard Sale

Today I had a huge yard sale and it was a great success! For a few months I've been cleaning out closets and drawers little by little, and storing it in bins in the garage. Anything that I forgot I had, or hadn't used in ages, I decided to put out at the yard sale. My mom did the same, and she brought over her items so that we could have one big sale. Looking at all the stuff in the yard, I couldn't believe that all this was once crammed in various nooks and crannies of our houses. My lawn was pretty much covered with things. Most of the stuff I picked up at yard sales or at the Goodwill, but I still had way too much stuff. Our philosophy was that we did not want or need the stuff, and that nothing would be brought back in. Anything that did not sell would be taken to the Goodwill, so we priced things very low. For example, I had a lot of name brand clothes, some new, but all clothing was 50 cents a piece. Then, after about noon, we said that everything was 25 cents. At about 3pm, we put an ad online, and signs up that said Free. A lot more stuff disappeared to happy homes, and finally just a few minutes ago we packed up all the left overs and dropped them at our closest Goodwill.

We yard sale a lot ourselves, so it was nice to see people getting excited to get such good deals, and we were excited that we didn't have to haul it all back in! So, it was a great day. We made $60-$70 dollars, we made people smile, and we had fun! Plus, our houses are more organized. It was a great opportunity to interact with the community and it spread good vibes all around. I love yard sales!!!!