The Garage Sale Tango

July 11th, 2010 General Organizing Advice

G-Sale! Yard Sale! ——-> Moving Sale! Garage Sale! Rummage Sale! Estate Sale!

So many sales, so much stuff, so many temptations and it’s only .75 cents! How’s a person to keep a delicate balance between home organization and sizzling summertime sales?! Let’s face it, it’s fun to find a great deal! There can be real satisfaction in showing off, “Look at what I got and guess how much it cost me?!” This summer my mom was visiting and we did stop at a garage sale and I did buy something-2 big planting pots for $5 total. It just so happens that I had needed pots to try my hand at growing tomato plants with my daughter. Even better, they’re plastic and not terra cotta pots which I have had crumble outside in our NW weather.

So, how do you keep from bringing home too many goodies when the weather is good and the prices are better?

You could actually just pass on by those brightly colored signs. Put on your blinders and keep on a drivin’. If you don’t know what you are missing-then you don’t know what you are missing.
Keep a list with you at all times of the items that you know you really do need, want and have a place for. Consider the garage sales as a treasure hunt to find the things on your list at a good price. My new pots fit right into this tip. This will help you pass by items that may be tempting when you know they aren’t on your list.
Have a summer garage sale budget. Keep the money in an envelope and when the money is gone, your garage sale days are over.

Always keep items moving out of your home as you bring items into your home to keep that balance between being organized and being overwhelmed and enjoy your good deals!

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