How to Find Things to Sell in a Rummage Sale

Having a rummage or garage sale can be one of the easiest things you have ever done and it can also make some extra money to pay bills, make a trip, go out to dinner, or splurge on something special.

The first step toward having a rummage sale is to sort through your home to find excess items, things you don't use and can live without out. Are the kids all past the baby stage? If so, sell those strollers, bouncers, cribs, cradles, and other baby items. Are the kids teenagers with no interest in toys? Put a price tag on those Barbie dolls, teddy bears, and Tonka trucks. Have the children outgrown barely worn clothing? Great - put a tag on those jeans, dresses, and winter coats! Is your own closet stuffed full to bursting with things you don't like, never wear, or don't fit? Tag them and sell them so you can buy new clothes you like, you'll wear, and that will fit!

Sort through those kitchen cabinets. Almost everyone has kitchen appliances they love and kitchen appliances that they never use. Rid yourself of the clutter - toss in the hot air popcorn popper you haven't used since you discovered microwave popcorn, that skillet you never use, or that hot dog cooker you got for Christmas. If there are extra dishes, cups, or glasses around, you might as well get a little money instead of letting them collect dust.

The real dust collectors - knick knacks from long-ago vacations, wedding gifts you never learned to love, the exercise bike you don't ride - can all go into a rummage sale and earn you some bucks instead of taking up space. Look around at those paintings hanging on the wall - maybe that landscape or the velvet Elvis can go brighten someone else's home!

A rummage sale is the change to get rid of that old sofa in a color you hate, those old chairs that are cluttering up the kitchen, or that desk that no one uses.

Do you have college textbooks sitting on a shelf that you haven't opened in years? Sell them! Are there DVDs, CD's, old records, or movies that you don't watch or listen to anymore? Sell them too - remember your trash may be someone else's treasure!