You know it's time to hold another garage sale when your basement looks more like a furniture grave yard. It's been years since I had a sale and the old stuff is starting to pile up (the 80s want their shiny, brass picture frames back; and who knew TV armoires would be fleeting furniture feng shui?)

This spring I'm going to accept credit and debit card payments via Square. Square is the little device, also known as a "dongle" that you attach to your Smartphone and swipe!

The experiment part is this: will I have droves of garage salers clambering to shop because I accept plastic? OR, are serious shoppers armed with cash and prefer to keep it that way?

I just ordered my Square device which was free and I downloaded the app on my iPhone (also free). Square keeps 2.75% of the transaction amount, however that may be a small price to pay for more business. Of course, I'll advertise that I will be accepting credit card payments and we'll see if that will have an impact on sales. I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, next time we go out to lunch, I'll pick up the tab and you can pay me back via square! To get your free dongle, click here.