Garage Sale Success!

While I still have a bunch of little girls clothing and women's clothing left, ultimately the sale was a success. We made just over $1,000! Crazy!!!  I need to look into consigning the remaining clothing. I would like to have it gone.

I would have to say the absolute highlight of the weekend was when a Vietnam veteran came by and bought up any and all military gear/clothing we had. Absolutely loved him. I don't have to look at that stuff ever again, don't have to move it around or go through it again to determine what we are going to do with it - it's gone!!! It's bittersweet becuase the military was such a big part of our life for a time, but we are both out now and have no use for the clothing anymore and most of it didn't fit anymore either.

So again the sale was a success. I certainly do not plan to do this again anytime soon. Maybe in another 7 years!

Garage Sale

Heaven help me, what have I gotten myself into? We decided to do a garage sale this coming weekend. Thought about it the last couple weeks, and there is so much to do yet and I only have 3 more days. I started pricing the baby clothes last night and got through bibs/burp cloths, bath towels, shoes, and some winter accessories. Haven't even touched the huge stack of baby clothes or the rest of the items that need to be gone through/set out yet. Essentially its 3 years of baby/kids clothing, and I was very generous about buying her clothes. If I didn't have to work all day before getting home and starting to tackle this mountain, it wouldn't be so bad. Wish me luck. I guess if I don't get all of it out just means I need to do this another weekend. I really don't want anything to come back in the house if it doesn't have to. I would rather try to sell things before donating to Goodwill or Salvation Army. Even if it's super cheap, something is better than nothing in my opinion.

Back To School!

How the time flies. J starts back to school, 10th grade, in three weeks. School clothes, school supplies, bus fee - All very expensive. If only J was more like me as a teen. I was aware of money and where it comes from and where it goes. I would get the most I could for a set dollar amount. She doesn't plan her clothing into the winter months - she is only concerned about her current wants and needs.

Follow Up - Credit Card Fraud

Just a quick note that Bremer Bank has found in our favor and reimbursed us the $400 that was stolen from our account. (See previous post for more details). All I can say is thank God! I am happy that this worked out. I am happy that we are at a place in life where we had a little money in savings so it wasn't a complete nightmare being short the money. Still makes me mad that there are people like this in the world. So I certainly won't be leaving my credit card info on any future Amazon.com account. Still won't stop me from making purchases online though.