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It’s Saturday and I always look forward to Saturdays because it’s Garage Sale Walk Day! During the Spring and Summer on any given weekend in our neighborhood, there are bound to be several garage sales. So, Tater Tot and I have been following the garage sale signs and seeing what we can find. Last weekend I found a Fisher-Price tot table for $10 but I couldn’t figure out where I’d put it and it’s a teeny bit too old for her yet so I passed on it. Probably shouldn’t have but my new rule is that I have to know where I’m going to put it before I buy it. That should keep me from too much impulse buying. The other rule I have is that it can’t be too much of a project. I’m all for seeing the potential in items that need a little TLC but if I’m going to need to invest too much time and energy, it can’t come home with me.

I just finished reading Garage Sale America by Bruce Littlefield and I feel more ready than ever to go get me a bargain! Bruce takes his reader on a trip across the country to tour the best garage, tag, estate and barn sales in the good ‘ol US of A. Along the way, he provides priceless garage sale hosting and buying tips and techniques in a fun and entertaining way. From garage sale ettiquette to the history and value of specific collector’s items, Bruce imparts his lifetime of Garage Sale Wisdom. He even includes ideas for how to incorporate your garage sale finds into your home decor! Very important for those of you that tend to come home with stuff that you’re not quite sure what to do with but just couldn’t pass up.

This is an easy, fun read that is engaging, entertaining and educational! It may just inspire you to find the “treasure” in someone else’s “trash”.

Mommy Tip: Garage saling is a great way to find really inexpensive baby/kid stuff. Lots of garage salers just want to get it out of their garage and give it a good home with someone else. Giving it a good hosing/scrubbing before use goes without saying. But I just said it. Huh. Guess I’m the Mistress of the Obvious.

Happy Garage Saling!