Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Free 4 All

For a long time we have felt like we needed to be more generous with our money. Every year we have friends and family members who bless us with money, gifts, food and many other wonderful things and we end up not knowing what to do with it all. To top that off both Rhonda and I have very good earning potential. So how can I begin to share my blessed life with those around me? Enter the garage sale!

To me the whole idea of a garage sale gives me ulsers! You spend hours trying to figure out what your junk is worth to you - only to spend two days sitting in a cold garage being ticked-off by the guy who thinks he should get it for half price that price, and in the end you donate it to the Salvation Army and get nothing for it (except for a big headache and running nose!). And for what reason? To make a few dollars off of things you didn't even what or use! Am I really that hard up for cash? No I'm not! So this year our family has decided to forgo the garage sale and we are hosting our very first Free 4 All.

What's a Free 4 All? It's really quite simple...

We are going to take everything in our house that we don't need, use or like and put it on display in our garage. Then, instead of nickel-and-diming our friends and neighbours to make a few bucks, we are having a garage sale where everything is FREE! No price tags. No barterring. No feeling cheated. Just a whole lot of fun giving away our stuff to any and everybody who can use it. And to make sure everyone can get in on the fun we are limiting the number of items people can take to 4 per person. Our hope is that people will choose only the things that they really want and leave the rest behind for other people to enjoy.

The tentative date for the Free 4 All is April 29, 2006 at 14 Willow Bay, Altona. So come on out and look through our stuff - we'd love to give you something!

Note: If you live in the area and are interesting in hosting your own Free 4 All on the same day, let us know and we'll be sure to send people your way!

2 Comments:

Blogger Erica said...

That is a great idea.

10:12 PM CDT

 
Blogger Joyska said...

jon...
that is a great idea! so gla to see you joined the blogger world. I loved your post titled 8 seconds. Being one who is with those pan handlers on a regular basis... you are absolutely correct! God's kingdom on earth is in the most unlikely of places! :)

11:58 AM CDT

 

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