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Enough is enough - the great declutter

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  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    In..

    NOTHING! (it never grows old saying that!)

    Out..

    1 bag of recycling
    1 bag rubbish

    ebay

    16/80 selling with a total of £38.68 .. 50 items ending today!

    Bills paid so I'm chasing the totals to see if I am actually making any headway.. I don't feel like I am!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    17/80 selling now.. £43.38.. going up!!

    few more bits are put in the charity bag.. :D ..

    Off to find another few bits to ebay.. I have at least 2 pairs of nearly new clarks shoes.. and some boys winter coats which will go on at the end of summer.. a blue adidas one, a black girls one.. and a lilac next one.. and a long black hooch one.. and the 3 small pinks need new coats this year! shopping then......... lol
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • Gwilli
    Gwilli Posts: 39 Forumite
    I'm inspired by this thread so I thought if I could join in..

    I have three bag fulls of cuddly toys i'm going to take to the charity shop, have to sort through DD2's clothes for Freecycle and declutter the kitchen as I have a breakfast bar and it has things dumped on it.

    I will have to do this tuesday as the kids have an inset day tomorrow and i'm minding two other kids too.
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    In..

    Nothing

    Out.

    1 binbag of rubbish
    2 carrier bags of rubbish
    2 bags of recycling

    ebay.

    14/50 things sold £37.17 in sales
    5/30 with bids £8.70 so far!!
    9 have paid up already so I need to get those ready for posting .. woohoo!! FLING!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Pigpen - are you now running out of stuff to sell???
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Pigpen - are you now running out of stuff to sell???

    I wish!!!!

    The children keep growing.. people keep donating stuff and I have a 4ft high pile of vinyl records to list!!!
    LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14
    Hope to be debt free until the day I die
    Mortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)
    6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)
    08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    pigpen wrote: »
    I wish!!!!

    The children keep growing.. people keep donating stuff and I have a 4ft high pile of vinyl records to list!!!


    :eek::eek::eek: I admire your stamina - I feel like my pile is never going to end but thats because I get fed up so easily and list infrequently

    IN - Chocolate, Dinner

    OUT - Nothing
    LBM Feb 2010 £62,700 Total Debt Jan 11 [STRIKE]£49,403.84[/STRIKE] £47,530.32.
    (CC/LOAN = [STRIKE]36,378.98[/STRIKE] 35668.47. O/D = [STRIKE]1255.32[/STRIKE] 1212.35/[STRIKE]1999.78[/STRIKE] 1934.52, BUS = [STRIKE]9769.76[/STRIKE] 8714.98)
    Challenge = Debt at 31/01/12 = £25k. 2011 Payments = £1,944.19/£24,403.84

    There is no point in negative thought, it takes up time and energy which could be used in a positive, happy way!
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    IN - nothing
    OUT - my kitchen floor!!!!!

    Think the tv is going soon too as the sound's on the blink.

    This week i'm setting myself a challenge of getting rid of a charity bag of stuff a day!!!! Can always put DH in a bag if I start to struggle!!!
  • penguin83
    penguin83 Posts: 4,817 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Well I have listed my first 6 books on Amazon with about another zillion to go! Still havent listed anything on Ebay that is definately a job for July!

    I have cleaned all the carpets in the living room, dining room and bedrooms though!

    Slowly but surely! x
    Pay Debt by Xmas 16 - 0/12000
    There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    pig pen - do you ever sleep ? ......................lol


    Well, OH had a quick look in the garage and to go are

    3 portable tv's (not working so thats stuff for the tip)
    box of wine bottles to be collected from freecycle lady
    plastic plant pots to go onto freecycle site

    Actually out ;

    one terracotta pot full of plants - given to ex foster girl as I've more than enough............in fact there'll be more to go once I get around to digging them up
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
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