Here is one way to teach your older kids about real life budgeting. If money is tight in your household right now, this will be especially helpful in showing your kids how to create and follow a budget. Sometimes it’s hard for kids to understand that we only have so much money to spend and why they can’t have the most expensive items on the shelf, by doing the shopping themselves they will surely get the idea!
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Let your Teens & Tweens create a Back to School Budget
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Little People Wealth Hosts a Garage Sale Secrets Giveaway
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Here’s another chance to win my Secrets of Successful Garage Sales Ebook, Planner & Pricing Guide:
Visit Heidi over at Little People Wealth and follow her directions for a chance to win the Garage Sale Giveaway!
Little People Wealth brings you tons of fabulous deals and coupons, helping you Spend Small to Live Large!
Back to School Shopping Shouldn’t Leave You Broke
Thursday, August 6th, 2009I just read a great article entitled “Back to School Shopping Shouldn’t Leave You Broke” at www.Crosswalk.com, written by Tawra Kellam from www.LivingOnADime.com.
So true, we should not have to bust the budget or bank just to get the kids back in school! Tawra shares some excellent money saving tips:
- Wait for the list to come out and stick to it, otherwise you might buy things you don’t need. Remember, the Bank of Mom doesn’t pay for frills. Any extras the kids want will have to be funded from their own cash reserves. I do understand that it is nice for kids to have “hip” back-to-school supplies. I look at yard sales and thrift stores for brand-name finds. For instance, I recently found a gently used Barbie backpack and a Barbie lunch box, and no one would know that I paid $1.00 each instead of the $32 that Becky Johnson’s mom paid. Who says stay at home mom’s don’t make any money? (more…)
Back to School Shopping all Year Long - Stocking Up on Kids Clothing
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Image from www.GoodHousekeeping.com
Clothing our kids these days can get to be a pretty expensive task! You can easily spend your whole month’s grocery budget on a couple of stylish outfits! I’m not saying that I have done this and I hope you have not either, but when money is tight you have to be creative.
Stocking up on clothing throughout the year is a great way to spread out the cost and you will also be able to find some fabulous deals!
My favorite ways to get great prices on kids clothes is shopping the End of Season Clearance Sales, eBay and Garage Sales!
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Garage Sale Secrets Giveaway ~ Ebook, Planner & Pricing Guide
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Garage Sale Season is upon us!
If you have been putting off that sale because of all the stress and hard work that goes with it, you can make it a little easier on yourself this year with the Secrets of Successful Garage Sales - Ebook, Planner & Pricing Guide!
I am going to give away a free copy NEXT Wednesday, July 22, and all you have to do to enter to win is share a garage sale story with us!
You can share how much money you made (I just made $1000), any garage sale nightmares, your best garage sale tips and so on.
Just leave a comment below and the winner will be randomly chosen next Wednesday and will receive the Secrets of Successful Garage Sales - Ebook, Planner & Pricing Guide!
Garage Sale Success ~ I made $1000!
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009Garage Sale Sign
My garage sale was a huge success!
I made $1000 and that was my goal, I did not have quite as much stuff as I had at my last sale where I made $1300. It was my mother and I having the sale and we sold about $1800 total.
My kids were very happy with their profits as well, my 13 year old stepdaughter made $28 with her concessions and $30 on some of her clothing and books. My 2 younger kids got to help price some of their toys and put the stickers on (you can read more about that experience here) they did well also, my 6 year old daughter made $27 and my 4 year old son made $14.
Our ad for the local newspaper cost $38 and we rented 6 tables for $25, I think it was well worth the cost. (more…)
Tips for Advertising your Garage Sale
Thursday, May 28th, 2009There are many ways to advertise your garage sale.
And the more advertising you do, the more customer you will have and the more money you will make!
Word of mouth
Tell everyone, your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, church, daycare etc. about your sale. And have them tell their friends!
Post flyers around town (where allowed) at your local library, post office, bank, grocery store. Post them at work or at church. Put a creative attention grabbing ad in your local newspaper. (more…)
Tips for Writing an Attention Grabbing Garage Sale Ad
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Advertising your garage sale is a must!
I truly believe that your newspaper ad is not the place to skimp! My last garage sale was a huge event, it was a group sale with 4 of us selling our treasures. Our ad cost $100, but it was definitely worth every penny! I even met a lady from a town 30 miles away at the local gas station before the sale, with my ad in her hand and a car full of friends! We sold about $4500 as a group and my hard earned profits totaled $1400.
Here are a few things to include in your Garage Sale Ad: (more…)
Garage Sale Pricing - Kid’s Clothing Pricing Guide
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Pricing items for a garage sale or a yard sale is one of the biggest headaches when preparing for your sale. It’s always difficult to know what price tag to put on your treasures.
Here are a few garage sale pricing tips for pricing children’s clothing.
First of all, if you have kids, you know that not all clothing is created equal! You are not going to want to sell that cute dress from Wal-Mart for the same price as the gorgeous dress you bought from Gymboree last Easter. You have to take into consideration the brand, age and condition when you are pricing and in order to get a little return on your investments! (more…)
Tips for Pricing Your Garage Sale Items
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Pricing Your Garage Sale Items
I tend to price on the slightly higher side on the items I know are hot sellers, like kids name brand clothes for example. I don’t want to give these items away and I need to make my sale efforts worth my while! If your items are in great condition, name brand and not outdated, you can ask a little more and get it! Would you pay $5 for a pair of stylish Abercrombie jeans? I would because I know what they cost retail or even on eBay.
I find it very irritating when I am at a sale and some things are marked and some are not, I honestly don’t want to go searching for the sale person to ask “How much is this Shirt?” So, usually, if it’s not marked, I put it back. (more…)
