Spring cleaning

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It's the season for sorting and reducing items in your home or office that have turned into clutter. Some people hold on to items that they no longer need or use because they can't bear to throw them in the trash. Instead of making a bee line for the garbage pail, sort items that are still useful and in good condition into piles that you will sell. Take advantage of the first warm weekend to hold a yard sale and make some money on your seldom-used stuff. People who don't want to spend a day manning the yard sale tables can place advertisements for their belongings in a newspaper's classified section. Online auction sites are another option for parting with items that may be your trash but another person's treasure.