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Decluttering 2012, this year, definitely ...
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Sorted out a few bits from the attic and have applied to sell at the local NCT sale.
1. Old sewing machine on Freecycle
2 -6 Toys for NCT sale
7. Little tikes easel to little boy up the road.
8. Breadmaker advertised for sale.
9. 3 magazines into recycling
10. 4 Magazines to go to library.
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Eeeeek need to tell you my news as I actually feel like I've gotten to know you over the last month, just been for an interview for the cleaning job and I start monday!!!! YAY :j:beer::T only 6-7 hours a week but at £7 an hour thats at least £42 a week more than nothng I'm currently getting!
Off to have a celebratory declutter
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I'd like to join in please if that's ok?
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lilac_lady wrote: »I couldn't become a minimalist (Could I, could you?)
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:A budget is like a speed sign - a LIMIT not a TARGET!!
CHALLENGES
2025 Declutter:
1 CONTAINER (box/bag/folder etc) per day; 50/365
1 FROG (minimum) per week; 6/52
WEIGHT I'll start with 25 lbs (though I need to lose more!) and see how it goes...🤔 0/25
2025 NSDs: 15 per MONTH - FEB 4/15; JAN 21/15
2025 Fashion on the Ration: (carried over from 2024) 10+66 = 76
2025 Make Do, Mend & Minimise No target, just remember to report!
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I couldn't become a minimalist (Could I, could you?)
Yes i could quite easily!This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Hi everybody - especially the new recruits! Welcome.
Well done nomi on reaching 100 already!:T
And congrats and good luck with the new job, jess. :beer:
Not done any decluttering yet, but am definitely in for February too. Have my eye on the hall cupboard this weekend...A budget is like a speed sign - a LIMIT not a TARGET!!
CHALLENGES
2025 Declutter:
1 CONTAINER (box/bag/folder etc) per day; 50/365
1 FROG (minimum) per week; 6/52
WEIGHT I'll start with 25 lbs (though I need to lose more!) and see how it goes...🤔 0/25
2025 NSDs: 15 per MONTH - FEB 4/15; JAN 21/15
2025 Fashion on the Ration: (carried over from 2024) 10+66 = 76
2025 Make Do, Mend & Minimise No target, just remember to report!
AWARDS 💐⭐0 -
lilac_lady wrote: »I've been reading minimalist blogs and some people want to keep 100 things while we are struggling to get rid of 100 things!
Keep 100 things?! Like only have 100 things?! Some dinner services are nearly 100 things if you count it all individually!!! madness!:eek:
Thanks Lilly117 and Baketcase
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Keep 100 things?! Like only have 100 things?! Some dinner services are nearly 100 things if you count it all individually!!! madness!:eek:
Purely co-incidentally, my daughter had been reading about minimalism. She said that someone had said you only needed 50 things - which disgusted her a bit; because, as she said, "Yes. But one of them's an iPad!" A budget is like a speed sign - a LIMIT not a TARGET!!
CHALLENGES
2025 Declutter:
1 CONTAINER (box/bag/folder etc) per day; 50/365
1 FROG (minimum) per week; 6/52
WEIGHT I'll start with 25 lbs (though I need to lose more!) and see how it goes...🤔 0/25
2025 NSDs: 15 per MONTH - FEB 4/15; JAN 21/15
2025 Fashion on the Ration: (carried over from 2024) 10+66 = 76
2025 Make Do, Mend & Minimise No target, just remember to report!
AWARDS 💐⭐0 -
Ive got more than 50 pairs of socks!!! :eek:basketcase wrote: »Purely co-incidentally, my daughter had been reading about minimalism. She said that someone had said you only needed 50 things - which disgusted her a bit; because, as she said, "Yes. But one of them's an iPad!"0 -
Well done on the job Jess :j:j:j:j
Right - between today and yesterday
1. out of date lime squash
2. one bag of paper scraps from DD
3-11 Ebay items sent
Not bad. 10% done
11/100Orange Fairy
House Purchased April 19 CC1=? CC2=? DH CC= Mortgage Overpay = £0 Savings = £0 Xmas savings = £0 Weightloss = 0 lb0
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