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What Supplies Do I Need for my Garage Sale?

You want to make good money at your garage sale. In the past your sales have been ok, but teetering on the line of “Is it worth all the time and effort?”. After 10+ years of annual garage sales and making an average of $1,500 each time, I will say that there is a difference between setting out a cardboard box sign and being prepared to make actual money. I don’t spend a ton of money on needless items, but you do need certain supplies for your yard sale to run smoothly. Here is the ultimate list of essentials to answer your question, “What supplies do I need for my garage sale?”.

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Pros and Cons of Living in a Small Mobile Home

You’ve heard it all the time…”Don’t buy a mobile home because they go down in value!”. But are there any good reasons to buying and living in a mobile home? Is a manufactured home always a dumb financial decision? Will you hate the small space? From our experience of living in a single wide for several years, here are my pros and cons of living in a small mobile home.

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How to Entertain Company in a Small Mobile Home

Do you feel like you can’t invite company over to your small house or host Christmas dinner because of the small space? Read these ideas from my personal experience of how to entertain company in a small mobile home. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, a picnic or just one family you want to host, fear no more. You can plan a dinner party or birthday party in your apartment, single wide mobile home or small house without stress of where to put everyone.

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100 Nostalgic Childhood Summer Farm Memories

Whether you’re a kid from the 1950’s, 1980’s or 2000’s, these 100 nostalgic childhood summer farm memories will bring back good ol’ times. Country kids in the summer are a different breed, and these summertime childhood memories of a farm kids will make you smile in agreement. So take a moment to remember your own childhood dog days of summer or use these ideas as inspiration to recreate a farm kid summer for your youngsters!

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(2025) Kansas: Complete List of City Wide Garage Sales

This is the only available complete list of current city wide yard sales in Kansas for 2024! So get on your shopping shoes and head on out for a small town Kansas thrifting road trip! Whether you turn it into a girls’ weekend getaway full of thrifting, junking and antique shopping or you’re a picker who needs more inventory or you’re a local who just wants to stock up on cheap kids’ clothing for your family, you can find a Kansas town full of garage sales! So before you head out, check out this (2024) Kansas: complete list of city wide garage sales.

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30 Easy and Budget Friendly DIY Renovation Ideas for Busy Moms

Your head is full of all of the remodeling ideas to make your house a home. You’re a fairly confident and competent DIYer. But It seems like you never have the time for anything much less a remodeling project! As a mom who has undertaken three house remodels during all my three kids’ existence, I’ll agree that it’s not easy. ( And I couldn’t do what we’ve done without a majority of the work being done by my husband, I’ll admit that.) But if you consistently take little chunks of work at a time, you can update your home. Here are 30 easy and budget friendly DIY renovation ideas for busy moms.

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(2024) Complete List of Texas City Wide Garage Sales

Are you a Texan who loves garage sale shopping and wants to know when all the community wide garage sales are in your state? Then look no further! I have gone through city by city to compile this 2024 garage sale event calendar page so you can know when the biggest yard sales are near you. Or maybe you’re up for a girls’ weekend of second hand shopping during a highway yard sale event that has lots of community sales at one time! Here is the (2024) complete list of Texas city wide garage sales.

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Ultimate Free Garage Sale Checklist and Successful Tips

Having a successful garage sale is a ton of work and can be overwhelming if you don’t plan ahead. But with a little thought, you can (mostly) skip the overwhelm. I regularly make $1,500 at our annual garage sale from outgrown kids clothing and toys, home décor, vintage items and other miscellaneous stuff. Based on 10+ years of experience of killer yard sales, here is my ultimate free garage sale checklist and successful tips so you can say all that effort…was worth it.

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Our Vintage Bungalow

Howdy! I’m Tammy, and I’ve lived most of my life stretching a low decorating budget through garage sales and DIY renovation.

I am going to give you quick and easy tips on the beauty of reusing older items instead of spending tons of money on new. I’ll show you how I add vintage style that makes a your house feel like a cozy home (even with young kids, a practical husband and a big dog in tow). 

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