Throughout your home there is good "clutter" just waiting to be used by someone else. Make money from your disorder and have a "Tag Sale". Take advantage of National Garage Sale Day, August 14, when bargain shoppers are combing the neighborhoods across the country looking for treasures. Include your friends and make it a fun day. The more people involved and the more items for sale will create a busier, more inviting, environment.

To make money and have a successful yard sale, you should be organized. Get necessary permits, if needed. Be sure signs are posted at intersections and in your yard. Place ads in local papers; those Saturday morning shoppers plan ahead.

Yard Sale Tips:

• If items are dirty, clean them. You are not having a "junk sale".
• Organize items on tables, or shelves.
• If you have clothes, have a portable garment rack to display wardrobe.
• Have a “bargain table” to spark interest and keep shoppers looking.
• If others are included in your yard sale, use color dots to keep sales separate.
• Have everything priced and ready to go EARLY. The serious shoppers will be in your yard by 7 am.
• Have a bank with small bills and change.
• Do not be greedy, even if the item has never been used. If you expect to get retail prices, you best borrow the trolley from the Grove.
• Never be offended by shoppers looking to haggle.

It is not too late to have a successful yard sale. When the day is over you will have completed your first step in the organizing process by getting rid of the “stuff from your past”.