Stop rifling through your couch's cushions for pocket change: there isn't any, and the act of scavenging is rather unbecoming. Yes, we know - times are tough. When you opened your most recent mortgage statement it actually mocked you. But still, scouring the nether regions of your furniture for stray nickels is an act reserved for college students and meth heads, so really, back away from the sofa.

If you need a little payday, you might try looking closer at the stuff you've amassed over the years. You've always been curious about the history of your thrift store finds and family hand-me-downs; you suspect some of them might be bona fide collector's items. Start rummaging through your stuff for Sprinker Recreation Center's Junk In Your Trunk garage sales June 22, July 13 and Aug. 17. It's a new twist on the old garage sale. 

Load up your trunk and sell your stuff from the back of your vehicle in Sprinker Recreation Center's parking lot. So If your closet is bursting at the seams with dust-collecting clothes that fit 20 pounds ago, Junk In Your Trunk is a simpler way of getting dough for your duds than advertising them on eBay or the sad shrubbery in front of your apartment building.

JUNK IN YOUR TRUNK, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sprinker Recreation Center, 14824 S. C St., Spanaway, $20-$30 per vehicle, Pre-registration required at 253.798.4104