Funny you mention this...I just got a "sleeping injury" a month ago. Getting hurt in your sleep...what!! That's when I know I'm getting old. Thanks for sharing this article. Now if I could only find out how to stay put when I sleep. Or maybe I should install security cameras at night to see if my wife is beating me up in my sleep!!
What are your experiences like? Have done it. Are there any community regulations you need to follow when you host a yard sale? Yes, limited to 2 a year How do you spread the word about your sale? Posters What is the most money you've ever made? $60.00
We don't usually have yard sales, but this weekend is the exception. Everything is ready for sale and what is leftover will be donated. Any proceeds will be going towards back to school clothes!
I've had a lot of yard sales. They're an excellent way to get rid of good, usable items that you no longer need. People love yard sales. Seems like each time I've had a yard sale, I've usually made a few hundred dollars. If you're careful to price everything with a rock-bottom price, stuff usually goes fast. Everyone loves a bargain.
Zorcy,
Thanks for getting back to me. My mash was 2 six gallon fermenters filled with 5 gallons water, 10 pounds sugar, 4 cups cracked corn, 1 package turbo yeast each. The column was cleaned the night before. Also cleaned the pot. The temp maintained at 195 till the end. The mash produced 1 gallon of shine. When the smell changes I stop running. Am I running too hot? I use a turkey fryer base that has no heat gauge. I have been trying different settings until I found one that seems to work. I do remember one batch I turned the heat too high, cooked it too fast and made "angry shine". A few sips and it would put you in a bad mood, so I don't run that hot anymore. I do throw out the first half cup and then keep the rest until smell changes.
There are two things that I can think of that I have changed. The first thing is the sugar and I have changed the size of bag I buy but not the brand. The second thing is boiling my cracked corn. I have always washed the corn and then added it to the fermenter but now I wash it and then boil it then dump it in the fermenter. I don't know if this makes a difference but wanted to let you know. Please advise after reading this information! Thank you for all your help so far!
I'm not a big fan of yard sales. I feel like I get better results by just posting specific items on Craigslist. But then again, I try not to accumulate too much stuff in the first place.
My wife and I are both side sleepers. I tend to get into a comfortable position and then lie that way until my muscles and bones start to hurt. Then I'll roll to my other side. My wife flops around like a fish out-of-water, rolling from one side to the other, taking the covers with her. Oh well, that's why I wear sweat pants to bed.
I put down grass seed on my lawn last week and have it covered in some places with straw. Is it okay to use this solution on top of putting down the grass seed and straw?
I have never held a yard sale of my own. I have taken things over to a nieces yard sale. I try to keep the things I acquire to a minimum by following the 1 in/ 1 out philosphy, so I currently love all the items I own. I usually take used items I no longer want to a goodwill.
I have never had one. It seems like a lot of work to put all your stuff out and I am not really fond of interacting with strangers that close to my stuff. I am weird, I don't know. I do enjoy going to others' sales.
my MIL has two yard sales a year, but i gave them up a long time ago. IMO, there is too much time and energy for little return and a horrible hourly rate when it comes to yard sales.
instead, my eco-friendly neighborhood has started a handful of facebook groups over the last two years dedicated to selling/sharing/trading/freecycling items locally. the two main selling groups are a classified group where you can sell EVERYTHING (and people do sell kitchen sinks) and a "kids sell & swap" group page so those with kids stuff don't flood the regular classified page. both groups have membership in the mid-200s, and local addresses are verified before you are approved into the group.
i love these groups. as we outgrow furniture or clothing, household goods or toys, i just snap a picture with my phone and post a picture with an asking price. if something doesn't sell after awhile, i put it on the neighborhood freecycle page or donate it.
the time is takes me to create this post is less than a few moments and allows me to move items out quickly and not have to wait for, and create space to store items for, a yard sale date.
What about selling your home and buying a smaller and cheaper "base" to hit the road from ? When you get road weary you will always have a place to come back to for rest. Then......hit the road again. I was in a similar situation and did this and so far (over 4 years) it has worked perfectly !
Online management tools certainly do help out a lot with managing investments. But, the main thing before investment- Research. A lot of research about whatever we're planning to invest on. Great post, Julie!
Yes, we do a garage sale every year. I try to plan it for when the neighborhood has their annual sale. Then I don't have to advertise, but I do like to put my address with some specks in craigslist, because it always seems to bring a few more and it is always helpful to get people to come around that need your kind of stuff. So we get rid of junk, make money, and meet people. Win, win, win!
Yes, yes and yes. My city allows 2 sales per year at each address - I have one during my neighborhood sale. The neighborhood sale is Memorial Day weekend and I am always amazed by the turn out - I guess I am not the only one who celebrates at home!
I occasionaly have a 2nd sale - but am always tempted - time constraints, etc.
I love vintage and tend to sell mostly stuff I no longer LOVE and always highlight vintage household in my listings (both neighborhood and Craigslist).
Our community has yard sales. After spending all of the time getting ready and sitting outside waiting for people only to make a few dollars and still have to go to donate lots of stuff, I thought that there had to be a better way. For the big stuff, I sell on Craigslist and for the rest, I still donate. This way, I do not waste time and make a little bit more on the stuff that I can sell.
I too have experienced that inconvenience with the pin #. Overall, my experience with ING/Capital One has been a nightmare. I never liked the fact that you never get statements in the mail... not even the end of year 1099. I always end up forgetting to report my 360 interest. And that on-screen touchpad to enter your pin... just give me a text box already! I went to close out my account tonight, but customer service closes at 8 PM. What's up with that? You're an INTERNET BANK!
My mom never went to or held yard sales when I was growing up, and I didn't get into them until just lately. I like going to yard sales, and I've had one myself and one with my brother at our parents house.
I had one last summer after saying I'd never do one again. Big waste of time. I had a lot of stuff, nice stuff, a lot of new stuff. Tons of pretty current books. I spent days or weeks getting ready. $66! My mother has been trying to convince me that a yard sale was the way to go to get rid of a lot of her almost hoard. I didn't have much of her stuff, mostly mine. Now I can truthfully tell her that it is NOT the way to go. Taking it to Goodwill is the way to go. Catalog everything and take the charity donation. It is worth hundreds in refunds to us every year, and takes so little time compared to a yard sale. In our city, we are limited to three a year. I could find no local or community papers that would list it, so I used signs. That's usually not a problem in this area. Won't do it again!
Funny you mention this...I just got a "sleeping injury" a month ago. Getting hurt in your sleep...what!! That's when I know I'm getting old. Thanks for sharing this article. Now if I could only find out how to stay put when I sleep. Or maybe I should install security cameras at night to see if my wife is beating me up in my sleep!!
What are your experiences like? Have done it. Are there any community regulations you need to follow when you host a yard sale? Yes, limited to 2 a year How do you spread the word about your sale? Posters What is the most money you've ever made? $60.00
We don't usually have yard sales, but this weekend is the exception. Everything is ready for sale and what is leftover will be donated. Any proceeds will be going towards back to school clothes!
I don't have them, but I go to them frequently. I'm always looking for a good buy.
Oh yes, we have one every year, and go to them almost every week during the summer! So fun! I have found such wonderful stuff there for great prices!
I've had a lot of yard sales. They're an excellent way to get rid of good, usable items that you no longer need. People love yard sales. Seems like each time I've had a yard sale, I've usually made a few hundred dollars. If you're careful to price everything with a rock-bottom price, stuff usually goes fast. Everyone loves a bargain.
Zorcy,
Thanks for getting back to me. My mash was 2 six gallon fermenters filled with 5 gallons water, 10 pounds sugar, 4 cups cracked corn, 1 package turbo yeast each. The column was cleaned the night before. Also cleaned the pot. The temp maintained at 195 till the end. The mash produced 1 gallon of shine. When the smell changes I stop running. Am I running too hot? I use a turkey fryer base that has no heat gauge. I have been trying different settings until I found one that seems to work. I do remember one batch I turned the heat too high, cooked it too fast and made "angry shine". A few sips and it would put you in a bad mood, so I don't run that hot anymore. I do throw out the first half cup and then keep the rest until smell changes.
There are two things that I can think of that I have changed. The first thing is the sugar and I have changed the size of bag I buy but not the brand. The second thing is boiling my cracked corn. I have always washed the corn and then added it to the fermenter but now I wash it and then boil it then dump it in the fermenter. I don't know if this makes a difference but wanted to let you know. Please advise after reading this information! Thank you for all your help so far!
I'm not a big fan of yard sales. I feel like I get better results by just posting specific items on Craigslist. But then again, I try not to accumulate too much stuff in the first place.
I suspect that the majority of people, myself included, sleep side, back, and tummy every night. They just don't know it.
My wife and I are both side sleepers. I tend to get into a comfortable position and then lie that way until my muscles and bones start to hurt. Then I'll roll to my other side. My wife flops around like a fish out-of-water, rolling from one side to the other, taking the covers with her. Oh well, that's why I wear sweat pants to bed.
Yard sales are such fun!
I put down grass seed on my lawn last week and have it covered in some places with straw. Is it okay to use this solution on top of putting down the grass seed and straw?
Thanks in advance to any comments!
I have never held a yard sale of my own. I have taken things over to a nieces yard sale. I try to keep the things I acquire to a minimum by following the 1 in/ 1 out philosphy, so I currently love all the items I own. I usually take used items I no longer want to a goodwill.
I have never had one. It seems like a lot of work to put all your stuff out and I am not really fond of interacting with strangers that close to my stuff. I am weird, I don't know. I do enjoy going to others' sales.
Did when my children were younger but they are so much work with little to show for it.
my MIL has two yard sales a year, but i gave them up a long time ago. IMO, there is too much time and energy for little return and a horrible hourly rate when it comes to yard sales.
instead, my eco-friendly neighborhood has started a handful of facebook groups over the last two years dedicated to selling/sharing/trading/freecycling items locally. the two main selling groups are a classified group where you can sell EVERYTHING (and people do sell kitchen sinks) and a "kids sell & swap" group page so those with kids stuff don't flood the regular classified page. both groups have membership in the mid-200s, and local addresses are verified before you are approved into the group.
i love these groups. as we outgrow furniture or clothing, household goods or toys, i just snap a picture with my phone and post a picture with an asking price. if something doesn't sell after awhile, i put it on the neighborhood freecycle page or donate it.
the time is takes me to create this post is less than a few moments and allows me to move items out quickly and not have to wait for, and create space to store items for, a yard sale date.
What about selling your home and buying a smaller and cheaper "base" to hit the road from ? When you get road weary you will always have a place to come back to for rest. Then......hit the road again. I was in a similar situation and did this and so far (over 4 years) it has worked perfectly !
Online management tools certainly do help out a lot with managing investments. But, the main thing before investment- Research. A lot of research about whatever we're planning to invest on. Great post, Julie!
i have held one before. it was so tiring but we did make quite a few bucks ;)
Yes, we do a garage sale every year. I try to plan it for when the neighborhood has their annual sale. Then I don't have to advertise, but I do like to put my address with some specks in craigslist, because it always seems to bring a few more and it is always helpful to get people to come around that need your kind of stuff. So we get rid of junk, make money, and meet people. Win, win, win!
Yes, yes and yes. My city allows 2 sales per year at each address - I have one during my neighborhood sale. The neighborhood sale is Memorial Day weekend and I am always amazed by the turn out - I guess I am not the only one who celebrates at home!
I occasionaly have a 2nd sale - but am always tempted - time constraints, etc.
I love vintage and tend to sell mostly stuff I no longer LOVE and always highlight vintage household in my listings (both neighborhood and Craigslist).
Our community has yard sales. After spending all of the time getting ready and sitting outside waiting for people only to make a few dollars and still have to go to donate lots of stuff, I thought that there had to be a better way. For the big stuff, I sell on Craigslist and for the rest, I still donate. This way, I do not waste time and make a little bit more on the stuff that I can sell.
I too have experienced that inconvenience with the pin #. Overall, my experience with ING/Capital One has been a nightmare. I never liked the fact that you never get statements in the mail... not even the end of year 1099. I always end up forgetting to report my 360 interest. And that on-screen touchpad to enter your pin... just give me a text box already! I went to close out my account tonight, but customer service closes at 8 PM. What's up with that? You're an INTERNET BANK!
My mom never went to or held yard sales when I was growing up, and I didn't get into them until just lately. I like going to yard sales, and I've had one myself and one with my brother at our parents house.
I had one last summer after saying I'd never do one again. Big waste of time. I had a lot of stuff, nice stuff, a lot of new stuff. Tons of pretty current books. I spent days or weeks getting ready. $66! My mother has been trying to convince me that a yard sale was the way to go to get rid of a lot of her almost hoard. I didn't have much of her stuff, mostly mine. Now I can truthfully tell her that it is NOT the way to go. Taking it to Goodwill is the way to go. Catalog everything and take the charity donation. It is worth hundreds in refunds to us every year, and takes so little time compared to a yard sale. In our city, we are limited to three a year. I could find no local or community papers that would list it, so I used signs. That's usually not a problem in this area. Won't do it again!