I still have boxes from when I moved in that I need to break down and take to the recycling bin too.

Sis-in-law is having a yard sale this weekend and probably one more before she moves out. She went through her spare room, which was wall to wall boxes of stuff she never unpacked when she moved into that house. She did a lot of throwing out of stuff and has a ton to sell at the yard sale.

I’ll be going over tomorrow to help her get everything priced and ready for sale.

I’m looking into getting some personal budget software to keep track of things then maybe I can shred a lot of the paper I have laying around.

That is one thing I never do. I never just throw out any paperwork with account numbers, social security numbers or any type of personal information on them. I always shred them. I do want to get a crosscut shredded which shreds the paper into small pieces like confetti instead of long strips which could possibly be pieced back together.

What kind of software do you use to keep track of your household budget?

I got a bit off track here. I pulled everything out of the cabinet and found a lot of stuff that shouldn’t be under there. I found a magazine with some weight loss pills reviews circled. I swept out the cabinet and then I got some boxes and put all of my large spray cleaners in one box. In another I put all of my furniture cleaners, air fresheners, etc. Then in a third box I put my boxes of Swiffer pads, duster refills, rubber gloves, spare sponges, etc.

I put the large vases I have behind the boxes along with a spare set of kitchen knives. It looks so much nicer under there now. I can actually find things with a minimum of effort.

Then I arranged the boxes on my closet shelves so they were in date and content order. My closets shelves have never been so nice and organized before.

Now I just have to shred all of those sensitive papers and I’ll be done. It’s so nice to have a very organized closet.

Not only can you reuse the boxes, the packing materials inside the boxes can be reused to save you money.

When you reuse a box for shipping be sure to remove all labels from the reused box, or use a black marker to completely cover the label, otherwise the machinery used to read the label could end up sending your package right back to you.

You can also use small boxes to put breakable things in and put the small boxes inside a larger box. It helps with cushioning and keeps fragile items from breaking in transit.

My place looks so nice and clean now. I scrubbed floors, counters and removed spots from my carpet. I did laundry, filed a bunch of papers and cleaned bathrooms. It always feels so good to get things accomplished!

I couldn’t begin to tell you what’s there. There could be any number of things in those boxes… such as old weight loss pills, pencils, papers, cards and maybe even some trash and who knows what else.

See the picture up there? Those boxes on the right are the ones I’m talking about. The picture is only the right half of the closet. There is more junk on the left and on the shelf above. This closet runs almost the entire length of one wall.

I have got to get my rear in gear and clean out this dumping ground of a spare bedroom!

Put like things together and make sure to put a price on things. I’d make the prices a little higher than what you want so it leaves some bargaining room.

Be sure to put signs up around the neighborhood and on main roads. Advertise your sale well and try to start it as early as possible. I usually have mine run on Saturday and Sunday.

When my kids were young I had them sell lemonade or koolaid for a few cents a cup. It gave them something to do and made them feel like they were helping.

Have bags or boxes for your customers to put their purchases in.

Have a good sale and make lots of money!