tips for the day

When selling your home, often you only have a short time to ready the house. Think ahead and make a list of jobs for each family member to be responsible for. Even elementary age kids can help dry mop floors, pick up trash or spray rooms with Lysol. With a list in hand, this also has an added bonus of eliminating people yelling "what do I do now?" Better planning makes for a better showing and a better showing makes for a sale!

Set a goal each day for yourself of packing X number of boxes to take to charity, as trash, and to take with you to your new home. Though you will realize there is much left to do, when you accomplish your goal, you will feel satisfaction that you are one step closer to moving than you were yesterday.

Each week make menus for each night’s dinner. Try to get ideas for meals from looking at what’s on sale and what you have coupons for. Then, make your list from that, and only buy what’s on the list.

When shopping for something small and expensive, like jewelry, take the item out of that cute little jewelry store bag and put it in your coat pocket. An inside pocket is best. Carry the empty bag through the mall, to your car until you are safe inside with locked doors. A thief will be far gone before they realize they are left with the bag and nothing else!