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Hold a garage sale

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to hold a garage sale: 7 steps, about 4.7 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to hold a garage sale but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Pick the date and check the local rules20 min
2. 2Go room by room collecting items60 min
3. 3Clean and price everything60 min
4. 4List the good items online instead45 min
5. 5Advertise locally two days before20 min
6. 6Set up tables and get change ready45 min
7. 7Donate what is left the same day30 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.