Are you cleaning out, and dreaming of cleaning UP, by selling your family’s gently-used possessions in your driveway?Be sure to weigh all the factors before you hammer in that first yard sale sign over on the highway.

To help you decide if a tag, yard, or garage sale is the best choice for you and your family, click on over to HowToConsign.com to read this:

Is a garage sale, a yard sale, a tag sale always the best choice?

Are you willing to risk it? The glass lamp that topples over in the wind, the designer handbag which disappears, the lace dress ripped and snagged: if your teeth ache at the thought of it, leave the selling to others. Consider, too, if your homeowner’s liability will cover all situations.

Sure, a garage sale means you keep all the money. Or does it? Be sure you understand the risks.

And are you prepared to be stolen from, cheated, or maybe even victimized? Read more at Garage Sale Scams

Clean, current, and cute

That’s the simple answer, when consignment or resale shopkeepers are asked

“What can you sell for me?”

Here’s what they’d say to you:

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Clean: Rule number one. We might even say Commandment number one. And clean means freshly-cleaned, not six months ago when you put it away last season. Why? Dust, dander, household fragrances… all of these make your almost-new (or even new-with-tags!) items less Continue reading →

Kids are tough on their clothes. And tough on your family’s clothing budget too.

Every parent or caretaker quickly learns that

certain brands of children’s clothing hold up better

to the constant wear and washing needed, yet value is often a balancing act with the actualities of funds available.

Many close that budget gap by Continue reading →