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The Great Declutter Part 3 - 2011

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  • Not a very good weekend decluttering wise - the theatre company we're involved with had their show last week and our hall way is now full of all the new props they've gained this time. Not very well packed into bags admittedly - just to get them out of the theatre quickly. So tonight's job is going through it all, some of it it rubbish/recycling (e.g. the wine bottles that were on stage can be recycled, I'm sure we can cope with drinking some more wine if some are needed....

    I did however more or less complete our accounts yesterday - they badly needed doing, so lots of receipts shredded, other things filed, recycling and bin quite full = 1 tidy, empty desk, small box of things to redistribute round the house to do tonight then a pile to ebay - might investigate android app to see if I can do some easy stuff 'on the go'.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
  • cat04
    cat04 Posts: 644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    One ebay parcel posted this morning
    3 more selling and several others with no bids on
    A big box of blu-rays and dvds have left the house this morning with OH and someone is coming to buy them off him today :)
    OH sold a few bits on ebay too so the ones that have been paid for have gone for posting

    I've got lots to do this week as it's DD2's 4th birthday on Thursday and she's having a couple of friends over for tea, then on Friday it's OH's Nanna's bday so we're having a joint party tea for DD and Nanna at ours - lots of food to buy and lots of decluttering, tidying and cleaning to do too! Oh, and yet another large pile of ironing to do...
    Extra savings aim for 2020 £4,000 £0/£4,000
    Original MF date Feb 2025. Currently Feb 2030:eek: Aiming for Jan 2025 :T
    Mortgage at [STRIKE]10/19 - £47,200[/STRIKE] 11/19 - £46,615
    :heart:My girls keep me going:heart:
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    ebay parcels gone today.
    Trying to psyche (sp) my self up to doing some more decluttering-also got loads of books to sell, not sure whether to ebay or amazon, heard of green metropolis but don't know anything about it. Please advise. TIA
    GE 36 *MFD may 2043
    MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
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    2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
    Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
    Emergency savings £100/£500
    12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb
  • Mumof2_2
    Mumof2_2 Posts: 2,694 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    OK, not much but got rid of a carrier bag with old pens that don't work properly, old outgrown toys too worn out to pass on and a black bag of clothes not good enough to pass on but fine for recycling.

    Just getting together another black bag of good stuff to go to the CS this week.
    Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting
  • All the stuff from the theatrre group got put away/thrown/recycled last night. More stuff in the garage but at least the hall way is clear!

    Recycling put out today, bins in the house emptied etc.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
  • Hello , had little time recently to do any major de-cluttering but am slightly back on track with freecycling a huge old printer this evening -

    Everyone is doing so well - I need to catch up on the thread to help get my mojo back.
    Crazy Clothes Challenge 2012 £57.20/£100,CCC 2013 £68.67/£100 ,CCC 2014 £94.32/£100
    *Frugal Living Challenge 2012, 2013, 2014*
    GC 2014 Jan £154.14/£180;Feb £103.49/£180;Mar 117.63/£160
  • tattycath
    tattycath Posts: 7,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    4 presents out today
    no decluttering done though :(
    GE 36 *MFD may 2043
    MFIT-T5 #60 £136,850.30
    Mortgage overpayments 2019 - £285.96
    2020 Jan-£40-feb-£18.28.march-£25
    Christmas savings card 2020 £20/£100
    Emergency savings £100/£500
    12/3/17 175lb - 06/11/2019 152lb
  • In

    Three books, an academic diary and a pretty little soap - me
    Two books and a DVD - OH

    The amount of incoming books lately is just silly! One is a course book, but the others are not necessary, I just love a charity shop/car boot sale bargain. I am having to put piles of books in front of other books on the shelves and there is absolutely no more space now! Therefore I am imposing a 'book one in one out' on myself! I can only have a new book if I get rid of another one.

    Out

    One Ebay parcel (there were five items in it though!)
    Various brochures for clothes I can't afford, recycled
  • No post today (Monday) so no decluttering to be had there...only food in which has been eaten as I'm buying daily at the moment..

    No decluttering either - total lack of motivation - dull days...cold setting in :( anyone else really dreading the clocks going back etc?

    Anyways got a few bits on ebay..7 day sales so not much going out the door for a while there either! - ebay seems dead as a dodo - scared I'll be stuck under this mountain of "i don't want to bin it, if i can sell it" stuff forever....

    So with the thought in mind that I could make a few bob rather than bin everything I'm in a bit of a catch-22

    Does anyone set themselves a deadline? Say if it's not sold in xx amount of time... you bin/donate? would be interested in hearing about it :)

    good luck with decluttering today ladies xx
  • No post today (Monday) so no decluttering to be had there...only food in which has been eaten as I'm buying daily at the moment..

    No decluttering either - total lack of motivation - dull days...cold setting in :( anyone else really dreading the clocks going back etc?

    Anyways got a few bits on ebay..7 day sales so not much going out the door for a while there either! - ebay seems dead as a dodo - scared I'll be stuck under this mountain of "i don't want to bin it, if i can sell it" stuff forever....

    So with the thought in mind that I could make a few bob rather than bin everything I'm in a bit of a catch-22

    Does anyone set themselves a deadline? Say if it's not sold in xx amount of time... you bin/donate? would be interested in hearing about it :)

    good luck with decluttering today ladies xx

    I usually list on ebay 3 times in total and then bin/donate. Or maybe wait a couple of months then try again and then get rid.

    I've just taken the last of my books from GM/Amazon to the charity shop. Most have been on for several years and I just needed the space back/don't want to move them if we do move.
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
    Current Mortgage free date - January 2058
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