Garage Sale Prep: Go to local garage sales for tips

A couple weeks before you begin preparing for your garage sale, take time to shop at other local garage sales. Pay attention to pricing and how others display their items.

Garage Sale Prep: Organize & Hang Pictures on a Wall

When having a garage sale, hang pictures on a wall. This protects your frames, frees up table space,  and makes it easier for buyers to view the frames you have for sale.

Organize athletic equipment

Use bungee cords to create a cage for athletic equipment. The bungee cords make it easy to see and retrieve the items while keeping them from overtaking your garage or storage area.

Photo submitted by Karen Redalen in Columbia, South Carolina.

Purchase products with recyclable packaging

Have you ever noticed how similar products can be packaged differently? In this photo, the toothpaste on the left can't be recycled, but the one on the right can be recycled because the container is #5. When you shop and have to choose between two products, find out if either if the packaging can be recycled.

Reduce your supply of tiny shampoo bottles

Why do we accumulate so many small bottles of shampoo and conditioner? Go through your supply and separate the bottles you plan to use from the ones you'll never use. Then, take your discarded bottles to a local shelter.