My new "normal" pantry

Today and tomorrow is our community garage sale. We did really good considering we didn't have any high ticket items like baby stuff or furniture.

One thing I decided to do was sell a lot of my stockpile. It was amazing how fast it moved! People thought the prices were great which was hilarious to us knowing what we actually paid or didn't pay at all in some instances. I sold cleaning products, health and beauty and even food. We even went back through our CouponMom lists for the week and went out tonight and bought more to sell! I'll post the incredible deals we got tonight on the next post.

We at the very least doubled our investment on everything we sold. I estimate we paid about $30 dollars for what we sold just today and made almost $100. Now, where can I put my money that we'll say I've spent over the last 3 months and make over 3 times my investment?

Some of the best deal makers were Lysol Neutra Air Starter Kits. They are normally $10.99-$12.00 and with a sale plus coupons- we bought for $1.99. We sold 8 for $5 a piece! We turned $16 plus tax into $40. We realized today that we had 8 more coupons for the Airwick version and this week- they are $5.99 (normally $11.99) and the coupon was for $4 off. So we paid again about $16 plus tax and plan to sell these tomorrow morning for about $6. We'll turn $16 into $48 in just over 12 hours. The starter kits we sold today sold in the first 2 hours.

Now, I know I mentioned earlier that I don't clear shelves or sell items at flea markets. I sold things today that I've accumulated over time with intent to use. I just realized that I had way too much cleaning items plus toothpaste and shampoo I really didn't like. I've changed my hair and I need to use better product to take care of it. And with the economy like it is- my great discounts on these products helped others.

Another great item was Montgomery Inn BBQ Sauce. For awhile, they were $10 for 10 at Kroger and right beside the sauce was an instant coupon machine for .50 off. It would double making the BBQ sauce free. Every time my husband stopped- he bought 2-3 bottles. It actually became a joke between us and he just kept bringing more and more home. We have 40 bottles after giving the neighbors plenty. They are almost gone after selling for .50 cents each. We will make $20 off these items! Now that's a great return on nothing!

My new "normal" pantry looks good but bare. I now like everyone else only have 5 things of BBQ sauce stocked. I have space to start stockpiling all over again!