Save Money by Shopping Garage Sales
If you have lived in Topeka long enough you may have discovered that people in this city love to hold garage sales. On the other hand people in this city also LOVE to shop garage sales. It is a hobby to many, especially us "frugal" folks.
Going to garage sales is a great way to save money on many items! For me personally, and probably for many other young mommies, garage sales are a great way to save A LOT of money on children's clothing, toys, and baby gear. Many others garage sale for used furniture, appliances and antiques. Whatever you are need of you can probably find it at a garage sale!
I mention the idea of saving money by garage saleing because of the fact that one of the most popular Topeka neighborhood garage sales is going on this weekend! The specific neighborhood wide garage sale I am referring to is the Lake Sherwood garage sales. Many houses located in Lake Sherwood and the surrounding area will be participating this coming Friday and Saturday (17th and 18th). Most of these sales will start at 8:00 a.m., but some may start earlier. In fact, a few of the sales may start as early as Thursday evening!
A great place to find out about garage sales happening around Topeka is the The Topeka Capital Journal on-line and look in the garage sale section under the classifieds. Be sure to also check Craigs List as well.
Below are a few garage sale shopping tips my friend that I consider a pro has suggested:
- If you are looking for something specific shop early.
- Set a budget for yourself so you don't over spend. Since things are priced so low it is easy to want to buy items you may not need.
- Look for items that you can re-sell on ebay or craigslist. The easiest items would be name brand clothing that is in good shape.
- Don't be afraid to barter. Nothing has a set price at a garage sale and often the seller might be willing to negotiate.
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