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Video Post: 3 Fast and Effective Ways to Sell Your Stuff

Whether you need to get out of town before the cops find you, you’ve just won the lottery and want to relocate before your long-lost family members track you down, or you are just going on a trip around the world like us, these 3 methods will help you get of your stuff fast (though [...]

We’ve sold the house: now what?

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You may have all heard our sigh of relief last week when we accepted an offer on our home. This has been the most stressful part of our trip planning, believe it or not. Selling a home in a down/recovering market is never a fun prospect. Now that it is done, though, what will we [...]

Making money off your junk

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This is part of a series called How We Saved Enough Money to Change Our Lives and How You Can, Too. Click here to get all the posts delivered directly to your email inbox or feed reader.  You’ll want the inside scoop on how we saved $75,000 for the adventure of a lifetime! So you’ve [...]

Video Post: The Craigslist Way to Clean Out a Garage

Last Friday we helped some friends clean out their garage. No, we don’t do this for fun, though I have to admit we had some. These friends had just consolidated a big chunk of their outside life into their personal garage, and they needed help getting their space back. Enter the Craigslist Guru, also known [...]

How to sell your stuff on Craigslist and eBay

Before we start decluttering, we need to know what to do with all the great (but no longer great for you) items that will need a new home at the end of the project.
Some items will go in the trash and you’ll wonder why you ever kept them (broken coasters, anyone?). Other items need recycling (such as old batteries), and still others will go to Good Will or your local consignment store.
But what about the “good” stuff that you know would sell quickly if you only had a way to advertise?