Everything has it's price

Garage sales are the coolest.

Our whole family looks forward to the warm weather when garage sales bloom like dandelions.  They are everywhere in our town, and even our two year old can't help but call them out as we drive by.

We stop at many.  Sometimes, yes, they look so awful from the street that we pass, without stopping.   Sadly, sometimes we are too busy to stop-  urgently heading home to make dinner, or to pick someone up.

But we stop often.
And we find great deals.

One thing we love is that we can stop and spend two dollars and get and whole bagful of stuff.  Our youngest has collected many Hotwheels and dinosaurs, and today-  two Star Wars vehicles for a quarter each.  He loves that he gets to hand over the money and receive the change at most sales.  Each sale is an adventure, even if there is sometimes nothing worth buying.

Our nine year old love haggling.  She looks forward to negotiating a 'good' price for the stuffed animals, dolls or SCORE-- a $20 guitar!!  She can't haggle at Target.  There is much more sport in garage-saling.

Sure, we sometimes end up with stuff we don't necessarily need, but it's a fun way to spend an afternoon together.

Look for garage sales in Craigslist or in your local newspapers.  We also have great luck just driving around our neighborhood and looking for signs, but that might not work for everyone.

Have fun!