Three cheers for treasure hunting!!! I would say MOST of us need nearly NONE of the 'latest things'.

The four "R's" Recycle, reuse, restore, reown, mean no waste.

My sister finds really good stuff at yard sales. She hunts for things, then hits the flea market and sells them for more. She has found antiques that just need cleaned up, old dolls and other toys that people collect- this is how she and her ex husband made a good bit of their money years ago.

Bought a used Instant Pot Duo 3 qt. for $10 ... Works perfect...$79 at Wal-Mart.

I dressed five grandbabies up until they were three or four. I think everything I bought looked just like new and usually cost less than a dollar. Every one of my kids and grandkids who went out on their own had their kitchens furnished from garage sales. I don't go often anymore because I don't need anything.

I threw in a picture of my TV antenna that I built out of old TV antenna junk. This is for both UHF and VHF. It is 34 feet in the air on my tower and it is amplified.

I used to do the yard sale thing years ago when I needed stuff. Now I'm on the other side and need to have my own garage sale to get rid of perfectly good stuff. Great way to find good stuff cheap and or pass things on.

I love that getting things you need at lower cost and still serving same purpose inrespect of the price

Recycle, reuse, reduce. Good job!

I go to thrift shops, swap meets and garage sales too when I have some extra money, you can find some good deals, I did dumpster diving when I was a teenage found all kinds of good stuff.

I am planning to move in a couple of years to get closer to where Glenn lives and when I do, I plan to have a "Moving in yard sale" I can't think of a better way to meet the new neighbors. I have a lot of stuff to downsize from my life.

Here we have the ultimate 'garage sale'. It's free and is open 4 days a week. This site is the envy of all the other islands which are much bigger. I always say bigger is not better, better is better. Our governor once visited this place and a photo was made of him giving us an award and, in return, receiving an object. I still use a microwave I got (for free) in 2013. BTW most of my clothing, especially pants, have come from there (just needed to learn to hem cuffs.
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Love a yard sale. Here in Australia we call them garage sales.

I work part time at a thrift store that benefits the community. I still feel the acquisition bug now and then, but very rarely I will give in if it's something useful. This evening I was sorely tempted. A pair of high quality snow shoes! Then I remembered we don't get deep snow here. Crisis averted!

I love garage sales, yard sales, anything like that. One day I bought 2 flat-screen TVs at 2 separate yard sales, each for $10. I always look for cast iron cookware, non-stainless-steel knives, grinders, kitchen things. Stools, small tables, wall mounted shelves,...

About 12yrs ago, I bought a decent looking microwave at a local moving sale - for FIVE dollars ! I sold the house with it still there, and the new owners claim it still works perfectly to this day . Ha.

Yard sales, garage sales and thrift stores is a Saturday morning ritual for me.

I just remembered that the within fi router I am using now came from a resale store. It's in the family of a Netgear Nighthawk and I bought it new in a local resale for $2. This unit puts out a signal for my 3 computers easily over about 65 feet with no problems. I knew it was a new unit simply by looking at the packaging. It was apparently an extra for that local business we had here that shut down. Most resale people have no idea what they are selling.

I also buy T-shirts at this place. A good way of getting them is to buy a "rag bag." I simply will not pay you to sell me a shirt that advertises your business and I have no problems if my T-shirt reads "University of Wisconsin."

Garage sales are, for me an adventure.

If you find boxes of Magic the Gathering cards super cheap, scoop them up and let me know. I'll split any profit with you!