WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard says it has removed a tip sheet that directed employees to hold garage sales and start babysitting to survive the partial government shutdown that has left ...

Carolyn Koenig of Randall, Minn., checked out items at a garage sale in Woodbury, Minn., on Thursday. The Woodbury Lions Community Garage Sale draws an estimated 5,000 from around Minnesota and ...

The US Coast Guard took down a tip sheet suggesting thousands of furloughed employees supplement their income by having garage sales, baby-sitting and becoming a “mystery shopper.” The ...

One since-removed tip sheet, posted on a website meant to support ... The suggested methods included "have a garage sale," "offer to watch children, walk pets or house-sit" and "become a mystery ...