First, if you must now see the real RealSimple, glance through it at the magazine stand but get it at the library. Second, ask yourself what really matters to you, and then coil your life around it and don't let go. For the past eight years, the City of Sunnyvale has sponsored a city-wide garage sale each spring. Based on past quantities sold at an average-sized sale, sellers sold an estimated total of 229 tons of materials in 1999. The city pays for the promotion of the event.
Residents hold the participating sales at their homes and keep their proceeds.
There are a number of partners who assist with promotion, including the Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce, 7-Eleven, Goodwill Industries and Coldwell Banker. Salvaged Values Article includes tips for shopping for used building materials.