Need a new bookcase? A shelf? A rocking chair? A kitchen table? I know it feels good to get brand new stuff, but new to you can be fun as well.

Shop yard sales for things you need. You’ll save money, keep the items you buy from going in the trash, and decrease the demand for new manufactured products.

Have a lot of stuff you don’t use? Throw your own yard sale. Any items left over at the end of the sale can be donated to charity.

Yardsalequeen.com has great hints for holding a yard sale or just shopping at one.