Yardsale Season
First, some good advice on not overdrawing your account from someone inside the bank: http://community.livejournal.com/poor_skills/3123673.html
The people who organize our neighborhood yardsale have gained some good sense, and moved it from the middle of summer to the end of May. I'm back on my crusade to get our basement organized, so we're participating (saves us the cost of a newspaper ad too). Many of my friends are in apartments or only have a few items to get rid of, so I'm offering for them to bring their stuff to our sale.
Yardsales are great way to get rid of unwanted stuff and make a little money to soften the blow. This really is the best time of year for them (late spring or early fall), not too cold, not too hot. If you don't have enough stuff (or a yard for a sale) don't be shy about asking friends if they're going to have a yardsale that you can contribute to.
I finally have weekends off and some semblance of a regular schedule (kinda scary), so I'll try to get back to posting regularly.