Garage Sale Shopping Part 4: Only Carry Cash
One of the best ways I know to keep from over spending at a garage sale is to only carry cash, and only carry the amount of cash that you actually are willing to spend.
This one is pretty simple. If you don’t have a checkbook, you can’t write a check. Set your limit for the day/week/month and pull out the cash at the beginning of the time period you choose. Don’t let yourself get any more garage sale cash FOR ANY REASON. With unlimited cash, you can bring home unlimited trash, but if you have a budget, you have to look for the treasures.
One more tip, when you are carrying cash to a garage sale, bring small bills $1, $5, $10, and even some quarters. Garage sales usually don’t have change for larger bills.
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