Works-For-Me Wednesday – Neighborhood yard sales

Chances are, you already know how awesome neighborhood yard sales are. You can hit a large number of sales in one fell swoop, saving loads of time and money (gas ain’t cheap these days!) If you shop with a friend, you can even spread out to cover maximum territory in minimum time.

My #1 tip for shopping at a neighborhood sale? Be prepared to haul things! In a busy neighborhood, it’s often quite crowded and traffic and parking can become an issue. It’s not always easy to move your car from street to street, so I like to find a central spot to park and walk back and forth from there. To make it easier on myself, I like to take a small, folding luggage rack with me. It is small and light enough to fit in a tote, and folds out easily to haul a lot of heavy stuff. See that little old lady up top? That’s exactly what I look like!

Of course if you still have young children at home, a stroller works nicely as well, but for the stroller-less this luggage cart is hard to beat and it definitely works for me!