Archive for the ‘Yard Sales’ Category

Yard sale finds and interesting reads and links

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

I was able to hit the ends of a couple of yard sales today.  As with the last time this happened, I got some good deals.  I was able to work everything down because people were starting to pack up and didn't want to load the stuff back into their ...

Getting in at the end of yard sales isn’t all bad

Monday, June 14th, 2010

This weekend we went to a yard sale at the YMCA.  The yard sale was an event to raise money for the Kids' Spot; people wanting to sell stuff bought a spot within the event, and this money went toward Kids' Spot. Amongst a bunch of other things we had demanding ...

Going nuts at yard sales and auctions is SO out

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Once in a great while we really internalize something about managing money. Auctions and yard sales used to be a weakness of mine.  I'd go stark-raving crazy buying up all of these bargains for (a) things I had an immediate use for, (b) things I didn't have an immediate use for, ...

Kick-start debt reduction (and peace of mind) by selling your stuff

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

I just finished reading "Dr. Dean" Burke's The Millionaire Nurse.  (Dr. Dean sent me a complimentary copy of the book.)  He's a ob/gyn with 25 years' experience and far more than a casual dabbler in personal finance matters.  His book speaks mainly to nurses (surprise, surprise) and a few of ...