by Hope
I am not a garage sale girl. But after my neighbor across the street died, his grand-daughter has been trying to slowly clean out the house. So I ambled over to chat one afternoon.
I had been in his house plenty of times as we were helping care for help the last several months of his life. They were prepping for a estate sale. And I got some great buys! Things that I will use for sure but wouldn’t have purchased otherwise because of the cost.
I’ve got to say my set of 7 clamps (not sure of the technical name for them) was my prize find. I make all sorts of word projects and up-cycle lots of furniture. There have been many an occasion when I longed for these types of clamps, but just couldn’t justify the cost. In fact, I think I did purchase one or two a couple years ago when I was building my barn doors. (I have 5 barn doors in my house.) But I returned them because I couldn’t spend that kind of money.
But I got all 7 of his for $5. Score!
This (items pictured) is all I purchased, I didn’t go crazy. But man, I am so thrilled with these finds.
I still don’t think garage sale shopping as a habitual pass time is for me. But this certainly goes to show that you can find some treasures. Beauty works at our local thrift store and she’s always bringing home “treasures”. I still prescribe to a more minimalist lifestyle and cringe these days at the thought of “stuff” around my house.
Are you a garage sale junkie? Or thrift store regular?
Oh, and if you are a huge garage sale fan, consider this garage sale pricing guide Who knew garage sale pricing is a thing?!
Hope is a resourceful, solutions-driven online business manager with over two decades of experience helping clients streamline operations, manage projects, and grow their businesses through digital marketing and technology.
But life has a way of rewriting your plans.
A year ago, Hope made the decision to move in with her aging parents full time – a season she wouldn’t trade, even as it came with its own financial and emotional weight. Earlier this year, she lost her mother, and is now walking the tender, disorienting path of grief while learning what “forward” looks like from here.
Hope came to the Blogging Away Debt community in 2015 as a single mom raising five foster and adoptive children. She’s written through job changes, financial setbacks, and the bittersweet transition to an empty nest. Her kids are finding their footing in the world now – and so is she.
Rooted in faith and fueled by the same perseverance she’s brought to every hard season, Hope is ready to face her finances with fresh eyes and an honest pen. She believes that clarity, courage, and community can change the trajectory of anyone’s story including her own.
She lives in Austin, TX with her dad, loves adventures with her dog Addie, and is figuring out, one step at a time, what this next chapter is meant to be.
So, what do you think ?