Great Article! I am still a major pack rat, so I really needed this. Parting with old stuff is really the hardest part. It does sound cliche, but its a good piece of advice. I spent a lot of time trying to sell old comic books (hoping other would see their value) and ended up realizing that I'd be better off just giving them away and using the time to be more productive. Parting was tough, but I honestly forgot about them within a couple weeks. Thanks again for the article!
I use ebay to both buy and sell items. I create and make homemade items and sell on ebay. :) Whenever there is a better deal on ebay and it seems fair, i usually buy it on ebay. I don't see why anyone wouldn't consider ebay. You can usually tell if the people are scamming you, and if you see it's from a different country, simply don't buy it.
We make at least two donations a year to the local Goodwill. If it's still usable, it goes to Goodwill. If it's broken, torn, etc. it goes into the trash.
Simple: i donate the clothing that is to small, unused, or just simply not wanted anymore. Anything that has the recycling symbol on it i recycle properly, and discard any garbage, anything that is electronic and still in good working condition i always bring to goodwill or post on freecycle. Environmental friendly? Yes!!<3 =]
Nothing wrong with getting a deal on health insurance, but make sure you're covered for the things you need! Not worth being cheap on health insurance/ life insurance in the long run.
Occasionally we hold a garage sale to dispose of items we no longer use or need. Mostly we just use stuff until it wears out or breaks, then junk it with the rest of the outgoing trash. In this economy, we haven't bought much stuff lately, so have much less to get rid of. It's a good feeling to get shed of the clutter. With good, reuseable items, such as clothing, etc., we always donate it to a thrift store that raises money for animals.
I just give away my clothes to Goodwill. It makes me laugh to see people put up a garage sale with the same clothes they had last garage sale hoping to make a penny of those clothes!
One thing I would add - as a former pack rat! - is that the ACT of parting with it is the hardest part. You will NOT miss it once it's gone. That, I think is the hardest and scariest part of making the decision to let something go - you fear that you will miss it and you are hanging onto it to avoid that feeling. But once you let it go, almost as soon as it's out of your sightline, you are over it! Keep that in mind when you are hemming and hawing over something that really has no meaning for you.
Believe me, having emptied out (relatively) closets, space in the garage and room to BREATHE beats that handing it over itch every time!
When I'm feeling lazy to write an article, I work on it paragraph by paragraph. First, I think of a topic and work on my title. I then stop and do something else, like watch TV or play a computer game. After 15-30mins, I come back to my article and start on my 1st paragraph. I stop again to do something else. As I progress with my article, I find myself standing less and less, which means that I have gained the momentum to finish it.
Some good tips, make sure to do the fluids too. I recently did a lot of preventative work on my car. Some of it I did myself to save some dollars and some I took to an independent shop, which saved some money over taking it to the dealership. Read about it at http://mreverydaydollar.com/ripped-off-at-the-dealership/.
When I get rid of unwanted items, it's all of the above. I use Craigslist, Amazon.com, I donate, recycle, and for somethings, the trash. I've been looking into market.swap.com as well. I've yet to try it though.
Better yet, do some of these yourself. You'd be surprised how far you can get with your local parts store and Youtube. The shop wanted $180 to replace my thermostat. Turns out I was able to do it myself in about 10 minutes with an $8 replacement part.
Yard sales have not been very effective in our neighborhood. Clothes go to our local thrift store or to Purple Heart. Furniture is sold on Craigslist or given through freecycle. Books are sold at our local flea market to a book dealer or given to the library for their twice yearly book sale. We've tried to sell prime stuff through ebay with mixed results.
On my way to fetch my wife at the mall last Sunday, my car's clutch stopped working. I found a mechanic to fix it, and it turned out that the clutch disk needed replacing. It's a pretty old car, but we love that car.
I used to be a pack rat myself but since moving into a smaller home, I've learned to let go of some of the stuff I have kept from way, way back. Although, I still have pack rat tendencies sometimes.
I work for a large employer and we have an online sales posting board. I try to sell stuff through that as much as I can. My past garage sales were pretty pathetic. I donate to Goodwill quite a bit. I'll put things out at the curb with a "free" sign on them. Sometimes I will throw things away in the trash just because it is easier than trying to sell. I don't like to, but it is less hassle.
I've been making it for years without knowing what its called, dark and stormy. I use Malibu and ginger beer and call it 'Gingerboo'. Now it sounds a bit too juvenile...
Before we moved across the country I had a "pay what it is worth to you" sale. People named their price and after the sale the leftovers were donated. I made more doing that then the times that I've had regular garage sales with everything having a marked price.
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I donate stuff to Goodwill or local charity. If I find ripped clothes that are not good for donating I use them to wipe off the floors.
Great Article! I am still a major pack rat, so I really needed this. Parting with old stuff is really the hardest part. It does sound cliche, but its a good piece of advice. I spent a lot of time trying to sell old comic books (hoping other would see their value) and ended up realizing that I'd be better off just giving them away and using the time to be more productive. Parting was tough, but I honestly forgot about them within a couple weeks. Thanks again for the article!
I use ebay to both buy and sell items. I create and make homemade items and sell on ebay. :) Whenever there is a better deal on ebay and it seems fair, i usually buy it on ebay. I don't see why anyone wouldn't consider ebay. You can usually tell if the people are scamming you, and if you see it's from a different country, simply don't buy it.
We make at least two donations a year to the local Goodwill. If it's still usable, it goes to Goodwill. If it's broken, torn, etc. it goes into the trash.
Simple: i donate the clothing that is to small, unused, or just simply not wanted anymore. Anything that has the recycling symbol on it i recycle properly, and discard any garbage, anything that is electronic and still in good working condition i always bring to goodwill or post on freecycle. Environmental friendly? Yes!!<3 =]
Nothing wrong with getting a deal on health insurance, but make sure you're covered for the things you need! Not worth being cheap on health insurance/ life insurance in the long run.
Occasionally we hold a garage sale to dispose of items we no longer use or need. Mostly we just use stuff until it wears out or breaks, then junk it with the rest of the outgoing trash. In this economy, we haven't bought much stuff lately, so have much less to get rid of. It's a good feeling to get shed of the clutter. With good, reuseable items, such as clothing, etc., we always donate it to a thrift store that raises money for animals.
Thanks for another round-up of insightful, inspiring articles articles Ashley. :)
I just give away my clothes to Goodwill. It makes me laugh to see people put up a garage sale with the same clothes they had last garage sale hoping to make a penny of those clothes!
One thing I would add - as a former pack rat! - is that the ACT of parting with it is the hardest part. You will NOT miss it once it's gone. That, I think is the hardest and scariest part of making the decision to let something go - you fear that you will miss it and you are hanging onto it to avoid that feeling. But once you let it go, almost as soon as it's out of your sightline, you are over it! Keep that in mind when you are hemming and hawing over something that really has no meaning for you.
Believe me, having emptied out (relatively) closets, space in the garage and room to BREATHE beats that handing it over itch every time!
When I'm feeling lazy to write an article, I work on it paragraph by paragraph. First, I think of a topic and work on my title. I then stop and do something else, like watch TV or play a computer game. After 15-30mins, I come back to my article and start on my 1st paragraph. I stop again to do something else. As I progress with my article, I find myself standing less and less, which means that I have gained the momentum to finish it.
Some good tips, make sure to do the fluids too. I recently did a lot of preventative work on my car. Some of it I did myself to save some dollars and some I took to an independent shop, which saved some money over taking it to the dealership. Read about it at http://mreverydaydollar.com/ripped-off-at-the-dealership/.
When I get rid of unwanted items, it's all of the above. I use Craigslist, Amazon.com, I donate, recycle, and for somethings, the trash. I've been looking into market.swap.com as well. I've yet to try it though.
Better yet, do some of these yourself. You'd be surprised how far you can get with your local parts store and Youtube. The shop wanted $180 to replace my thermostat. Turns out I was able to do it myself in about 10 minutes with an $8 replacement part.
Yard sales have not been very effective in our neighborhood. Clothes go to our local thrift store or to Purple Heart. Furniture is sold on Craigslist or given through freecycle. Books are sold at our local flea market to a book dealer or given to the library for their twice yearly book sale. We've tried to sell prime stuff through ebay with mixed results.
I get rid of stuff by donating it. If it's no longer usable, I have it hauled away.
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Thanks for the tips.
On my way to fetch my wife at the mall last Sunday, my car's clutch stopped working. I found a mechanic to fix it, and it turned out that the clutch disk needed replacing. It's a pretty old car, but we love that car.
I used to be a pack rat myself but since moving into a smaller home, I've learned to let go of some of the stuff I have kept from way, way back. Although, I still have pack rat tendencies sometimes.
1) I trade the things I no longer need with friends and stores for what I NEED.
2) I give to others {Goodwill/charity, family, friends}
I work for a large employer and we have an online sales posting board. I try to sell stuff through that as much as I can. My past garage sales were pretty pathetic. I donate to Goodwill quite a bit. I'll put things out at the curb with a "free" sign on them. Sometimes I will throw things away in the trash just because it is easier than trying to sell. I don't like to, but it is less hassle.
I've been making it for years without knowing what its called, dark and stormy. I use Malibu and ginger beer and call it 'Gingerboo'. Now it sounds a bit too juvenile...
Before we moved across the country I had a "pay what it is worth to you" sale. People named their price and after the sale the leftovers were donated. I made more doing that then the times that I've had regular garage sales with everything having a marked price.
For clothes my girlfriend and I all have clothing swaps, for items we go to a neighbor head 'yard sale' once a year.