To make top dollar at your #garage, #yard or #tag sale, price everything, says How Stuff Works; you don’t want to have to make up prices on the spot. Garage-sale #bargain-shoppers will always try to #haggle, but a tagged or priced item — even if it’s in a $1 bin — will at least offer a starting point for negotiation and get closer to your desired price. Remember, you don’t want to reintegrate this #decluttered #stuff; price merchandise to move. Bulk prices and half-price Sundays are fair game. Schedule a #donation #pickup with ClothingDonations.org for the day after your sale, and you’ll never see that stuff again! #GarageSale
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Ask Family Members to Help With Your Garage Sale
To stage a successful #garage, #yard or #tag sale, get your family involved, says Lady and the Blog. Ask them to “clean out every nook and cranny in the home,” leaving nothing unturned. Have kids go through their toys and sort out which they no longer play with and try on #clothes to find out which don’t fit. Since some of what’s to be sold is their stuff, you want to get them involved in the #decluttering, preparation and setup. It can create what’s known in large organizations as “buy-in” — an investment in the sale’s success. If they do a good job, consider sharing the profits! #GarageSale
Collaborate With Neighbors for Garage-Sale Success
Collaboration can make a successful #garage, #yard or #tag sale when one person or family doesn’t have an overwhelming amount of inventory on hand to sell. Band together with friends and neighbors to make it worthwhile for people to shop. Advertising is essential, so create alerts on Craigslist, Facebook and the local newspaper, says Budget Dumpster. Feature any big-ticket sale items in the ads, and clearly stae the locations, dates and times. Signs bring in serendipitous shoppers; make them simple and easy to read (with bold lettering and bright backgrounds), and place them at prominent intersections. Turn that #clutter into money! #GarageSale
Make a Fast Buck With a Garage Sale
Back-to-school time is also a great time to have a #garage, #yard or #tag sale. If you have kids, it may be obvious what they will no longer be wearing or using as the years go on; edit those things out, price them and put them out for sale on a weekend morning. Sell lot of things, and you can score enough #cash for a dinner out or a deposit in the rainy-day fund. Easier still, you can bag or box that #stuff and contact ClothingDonations.org for a #free #donation #pickup. You may not make more money, but you will be able to cut the #clutter conveniently and help fund programs that benefit the nation’s #veterans. #GarageSale
A Dad’s Guide to Decluttering
Father’s Day is June 15, and — like most people — #dads sometimes need a little help with #decluttering. Whether they’re #minimalists when it comes to extra #stuff or irrepressible #packrats, there’s always room to streamline.
Of course, every dad is different. Some are juggling family, kids and career in starter homes with little space to spare, and others may be dealing with the weight of a lifetime of accumulated paperwork and other #stuff post-retirement.
His hobbies will have an effect on the level of #clutter. If Dad is a woodworker, mechanic or tinkerer, he may have hundreds of tools and parts to #organize. He may even have duplicates! Help him sort out his favorites — the ones that really get used — and #donate or sell the rest.
If he’s an avid athlete, sportsman or musician, he will probably have more than one piece of specialized equipment that takes up a lot of space when not in use. And even if Dad just likes to read or listen to music, chances are he has a lot of accumulated books, papers and media.
Young dads with kids may not have as much stuff of their own, but struggle to keep the family #organized. Brooklyn’s Tidy Dad believes that #decluttering, #cleaning and #organizing responsibilities should be shared in a household, since everyone contributes to the #clutter and mess.
His advice? Know what makes a space seem #messy and #cluttered. Reassess the “hypothetical someday” to determine what’s really in use. Find a balance of possessions, space and everyday life. Schedule #decluttering on the calendar. And make #tidying tasks manageable and routine.
Ultimately, he says, #tidying is more than decluttering — it’s a way to create space for every part of your life. Young or old, the idea is for dads to have “just enough” #stuff and systems in place to make it easy to maintain an equilibrium.
Once you’ve helped Dad declutter, tidy up and organize, contact ClothingDonations.org for a #free #donation #pickup. He’ll be happy you helped, and in turn, happy to help the nation’s #veterans with his donation. #DadsDecluttering