Yard Sale Makeovers

This is the most exciting time of the year for me...finding rock-bottom prices is my passion and it amazes me at what people find "worthless" that is treasure for so many of us!

Going to Yard Sales is an overdue phenomenon that is sweeping the nation as a result of the economic hardships that all of us are facing. Whether you are interested in finding home decor, children's clothes and toys, items for yourself, or for others, "buying used" is the way to save. THINK OF IT AS A YARD SALE MAKEOVER.

If you haven't tried it yet, take $20 in ones and go to a few Yard Sales this weekend. You will be amazed at what you can find!

Sometimes it is a hit or miss game. Don't give up:) Map a little route, go to the sales that people want to GET RID of items and not the ones that need to MAKE MONEY by selling their items. You will know by the price of the items which sale you are at!

Here is one of my recent experiences:

I went on a Saturday at the tail end of the yard sale time (which is noon for most). At this time, most people are GIVING stuff away.

As I was on my way home from teaching a Coupon Makeover Class, I followed some random signs and found such a great deal...

I got 4 HEAVY Kirklands pictures for .75 each - $3 total!!! One had an original price tag of $39.95 and a sale tag of $29.95. So, if I had paid FULL price for all it would have cost me about $120 - so you could say that I saved $117 on my new pictures.

WOW! I love YARD SALES!!!!!

p.s. There were a few "white marks" from the print being scraped on something - I got some tea bags from when I had just made tea, and rubbed it on the marks. You can't even tell that they were there!

Join me and Rhoda every Monday at Southern Hospitality for Thrifty Treasures and get inspired to Yard Sale by seeing other great finds around the globe!