{"id":825,"date":"2021-12-16T02:58:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T02:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/?p=825"},"modified":"2023-04-18T05:27:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T05:27:08","slug":"spring-cleaning-made-easy-how-yard-sales-can-help-you-declutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/spring-cleaning-made-easy-how-yard-sales-can-help-you-declutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning Made Easy \u2013 How Yard Sales Can Help You Declutter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"825\" class=\"elementor elementor-825\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7a9dfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7a9dfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46c71a7\" data-id=\"46c71a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfaa47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6cfaa47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/yss-podcast\/embed\/episodes\/Spring-Cleaning-Made-Easy--How-Yard-Sales-Can-Help-You-Declutter--Yard-Sale-Search-Podcast-e22j0le\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88f82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88f82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spring\u2019s right around the corner, and while you might not have gotten the chance to hibernate\u2026it certainly looks like the clutter in your home did. We\u2019ve been there! Spring cleaning is a seasonal passion that gets into all of us at one point or another, but the problem always comes up: where does the clutter go?<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Boy, do we have the solution for you, and it comes in the shape of none other than the all-powerful yard sale! To us it seems like a no-brainer, but if you need a little push towards seeing how the yard sale is the perfect tool for spring cleaning, stick around!<\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Why regular spring cleaning doesn\u2019t work<\/span><\/h2><p>Don\u2019t get us wrong, clean your stuff regularly! We\u2019re talking specifically about decluttering. Whether it\u2019s picking up a messy room or taking care of the clutter around the house, we know the cycle all too well: pick up the mess, marvel at the great work you did, and repeat a week later. If this sounds familiar to you, the problem might be less about needing regular tidying up, and more about having too much stuff.<\/p><p>We\u2019re not trying to accuse anyone of hoarding, but probably all of us have a few (or a lot) of items we\u2019re holding onto that are really just taking up space. Maybe they hold sentimental value, or maybe they cost you a lot of money once upon a time, but one way or another, they\u2019re just kind of sitting around and making their way into the mess every once in a while. The reason spring cleaning doesn\u2019t work for so many people is because the problem isn\u2019t that your house is dirty per se, the problem is that you have too much stuff!<\/p><p>Yard sales are a great solution to this problem. The best way of getting rid of clutter that keeps on coming back is by letting go of it altogether. An added bonus? You get to spend some time with your community, and you get to make a pretty penny in the process! Yard sales aren\u2019t exactly where you\u2019re going to get thousands of dollars for an antique dresser, but some cash in exchange for a decluttered home sounds like a great tradeoff to us.<\/p><h2><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Hosting a successful yard sale<\/span><\/h2><p>Now, not all yard sales are planned equally. In fact, if you don\u2019t put a bit of effort and elbow grease into preparing for a great yard sale, you might end up having to bring the clutter back inside at the end of the day.<\/p><p>Take some time and do your homework before you put up the yard sale sign. It\u2019s important to know <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/what-items-never-sell-at-yard-sales\/\">what you can and can\u2019t sell<\/a> at your yard sale, <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/why-are-sundays-better-days-for-garage-sales\/\">what days<\/a> are good for hosting your sale, how to properly <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/5-tips-for-displaying-yard-sale-items\/\">display your items<\/a> to attract a crowd, and, perhaps most importantly, how to <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/5-best-ways-to-advertise-garage-sales\/\">properly advertise your yard sale<\/a> and make sure people show up at all! Every one of these points is crucial in making sure your big sale is not only a great time, but also worth your time.<\/p><p>Hosting a great yard sale isn\u2019t difficult, but there are <a href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/the-first-5-steps-to-take-for-a-successful-rummage-sale\/\">important steps<\/a> that are easy to miss if you aren\u2019t careful. That being said, if you cross your t\u2019s and dot your i\u2019s, the yard sale can be your best bet against a cluttered home. So, whether you\u2019re decluttering your own home or helping somebody else declutter theirs, we say: long live the yard sale!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1655681e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1655681e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a6ed1f\" data-id=\"58a6ed1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75629c42 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75629c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f64885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60f64885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardsalesearch.com\/\">Yard Sale Search<\/a> is the most popular platform to post your yard sales and garage sales online. If you want to get maximum visibility on the web, then you need to\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yardsalesearch.com\/sale\/manage\/intro\">post your yard sale<\/a>\u00a0with us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6f7ae3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e6f7ae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardsalesearch.com\/sale\/manage\/intro\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Post Your Yard 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Spring cleaning is a seasonal passion that gets into all of us at one point or another, but the problem always comes up: where does the clutter &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/spring-cleaning-made-easy-how-yard-sales-can-help-you-declutter\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spring Cleaning Made Easy \u2013 How Yard Sales Can Help You Declutter<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,39],"tags":[189,193,191,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1789,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825\/revisions\/1789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}