How to Make Money at Home as a Housewife: Host Successful Garage Sales
Garage sales can be a quick and easy method of making a decent amount of money, that is, if you have a decent amount of items that people will want to purchase from you. Before I have any garage sales myself, I will usually go to other people’s garage sales and try and barter with them, getting the best deal for myself so I can later sell that same item at my own garage sale at a higher price, netting me a small, but decent profitable income.
By having garage sales, you are also able to do some indoor spring cleaning and get rid of either old items that you don’t use anymore, or clothing that may not fit you. Before I have my own garage sale, I may sometimes coordinate with my fellow neighbors to have a neighborhood wide garage sale, trying to draw in a much customers as possible. You should treat your garage sale in your front yard as your own business. Your are the business owner and your neighbors are competitors. You have to be careful, as your neighbors could also be your competitors if they are selling similar items that you are selling but at a cheaper price. Then again, having multiple neighbors each hosting their own garage sale all at once will draw in even more customers than you would have by yourself with only your garage sale in your neighborhood.
Another method of attracting more customers to your garage sale is to strategically place garage sale signs throughout the neighborhood and city streets, such as popular intersections with a high amount of traffic volume. The strategy of garage sale sign placement is every bit as important as your bartering skills when a customer of yours requests a price quote on one of your garage sale items. Remember to treat your garage sale as your own personal business and your neighbors as your closest competitors even though they drive in more customers to your own garage sale business.
