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Purging clutter

August 19th, 2009 at 08:32 pm

I consider clutter anything that hasn't been used in the past year (and the year pass is only for seasonal items, everything else should have been used in the past three months).

Just last night, I organized my kitchen hutch, sorted the shoes in the closets, moved everything that needs to be in storage down into one of the basement rooms and pulled the trash out of the house. All this is great except I have a number of items that I don't want but aren't trash worthy. Very obnoxious. Thought I would bite the bullet and sell things but now I am starting to get impatient and am starting to consider giving them out for free or price them very low. Even then it may take awhile.

An example of what I mean. We are trying to sell our bikes because next spring we plan on buying recumbent trikes. The guy who is supposed to buy them is three weeks out from initial contact and still hasn't set a firm date to come buy them. Really? Gah..And this is a "professional" bike seller.

I did manage to sell my old video game systems but that took a whole Saturday to make $27. I am just looking around at all this stuff and know that I don't want to be wasting this much time on it. Nor do I want to waste it and throw it out. Hopefully someone will bite at the craigslist ads and take it off my hands.

4 Responses to “Purging clutter”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    1250714097

    Great job finding the clutter! Less is more.

    Sometimes, it is just best to donate the items, if only for peace of mind. Good luck casting them off in one way or another!

  2. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    After receiving at least a dozen responses to my Craigslist ad for my converter, and having the most annoying time actually getting anyone to *meet* and pickup the item, I too have decided that I don't have the time or energy to waste on doing it Craigslist way. My stuff is all (mostly - one item I'm still going to attempt to sell) going to be donated. They'll pick it up and take it away in one fell swoop. Stuff gone. Smile

  3. CouponAddict Says:
    1250734326

    do you have a store in your town that buys used bikes? We do, I am sure they do not give you much but it would be quick and easy.

  4. Caoineag Says:
    1250773695

    Its the store that is giving me the run around...*sigh*

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