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Enough is enough - the great declutter

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  • nicki_2
    nicki_2 Posts: 7,321 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic I've been Money Tipped!
    Out :
    • Old dish drainer thing for the plates.
    • Recycling
    • Rubbish
    In :
    • £138 worth of grocery shopping from Asda - including a new dish drainer & enough toilet rolls & soap powder to last me at least 3 months, and enough main groceries (as in cereal, milk, cordial etc) to last at least a month :D
    • A Mirror for the livingroom - only been meaning to get one since I moved in here 4 years ago :rolleyes:
    • Yesterday
      • New t-shirt style top for me
      • New tongs for the kitchen after I smashed the last pair forcing a draw open in the kitchen because it was jammed. :o
    Creeping back in for accountability after falling off the wagon in 2016.
    Need to get back to old style in modern ways, watching the pennies and getting stuff done!
  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hiya,
    For Yesterday and today:
    IN - small bag of grocery shopping to keep us going until big shop arrives tomorrow.
    OUT - Three bags for charity collection, three big, big bags!

    I've got a massive shop arriving tomorrow with enough dishwaster tabs, washing powder and kitchen roll to last till Christmas. Wonder where i'll put it all!!!! xx
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I have a shop arriving tomorrow too.. to cover DD1's birthday party.. and we seem to be having more and more people coming by the second!!

    In..

    1 roll brown paper for my ebay parcels
    2 birthday cards for DD1.. one from my gran and one from me!.. She is 14 on Saturday.
    1 anniversary card for my mother.. which has already left

    OUT..

    The boxes have gone.. about 20 cardboard boxes.. woohoo!! SPACE!!
    3 bags to charity shop
    1 small wheelie bin of paper recycling.. FLING.. I am sure it is collected tomorrow!.. though it may be thursday.. I can never remember!
    1 carrier recycling
    1 binbag of rubbish

    Ebay...

    I made.. £74.21 today!!! that is half what I have made in each of the last few months.. in one day! 20 items have sold
    15 items posted today :D

    freecycle.. I have takers for everything.. just waiting for the other things to be collected.. they are all going tomorrow I think. :D

    In the last 2 days I have transferred amounts of £80, £50 and £74 from paypal to my bank account!! £204 in total!!! and 11 payments pending!
    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.)
  • kaleoma
    kaleoma Posts: 82 Forumite
    NickiM wrote: »
    What item is it that you want to sell?

    Sorry NickiM not being rude just had not time to get on this last week much-it was a huge coffee table book about the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania which I was given as a birthday present many thanks ago-it is a lovely book with some amazing pics-but now just sat on the book case
    :o 2008 will be the year I finally get organised!:o
    :eek:Failed miserably-will try harder in 2010!:eek:
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    Ok off to charity shop with three boxes (big boxes too) of unsold/not worth selling Ebay!

    Does anyone else get excited about taking stuff to charity shop - I practically pee my pants when I drop them off!! (the boxes that is, not my pants)

    Then to post office to withdraw MIL pension and put it in my account - each time a nightmare - but doesnt seem to be same nightmare for them withdrawing her nursing home fees from my account - ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrr

    Not strictly decluttering - but another £35 from piggy bank to savings account - marvellous!
    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!
  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Sounds like you have all been busy - well done everyone!

    Need to tackle the filing today - its horrendous and is stopping me getting stuff done now, so has to be done TODAY!

    I am working from home the rest of the week, which means I will get the chance to get stuff done.

    Last two payers on ebay have paid up so I need to get those parcels off.

    One of my previous ebayers has said their item hasn't appeared so it looks like I will have to refund them. What a pain!

    Pigpen I continue to marvel at your ebay money-making levels, you obviously have far more appealing c**p than me to get rid of!!!!
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    In.

    DD2's school uniform
    a huge tesco shop
    lots of aching joints!

    Out.

    a heap of gramophone records.. then I found some more!
    1 bag rubbish

    Ebay..

    nothing listed today! but I have 16 things to post and 8 still to pay
    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.)
  • mary43
    mary43 Posts: 5,845 Forumite
    pigpen - you're doing well............much better than me !! Keep it up you'll soon have an empty house !

    OH came home this afternoon with shoe box full of singles records.:eek: ........do we need them ? No ! Does he want them............some Yes and some Maybe !! (he says..........but will he ever play them ? Possibly not !)

    Also in (hangs head in shame) carrier bag of stuff from the craft shop..........but will all get used up so I can justify that better than OH's records !!
    Mary

    I'm creative -you can't expect me to be neat too !
    (Good Enough Member No.48)
  • REDMADCURLS
    REDMADCURLS Posts: 3,766 Forumite
    OH came home this afternoon with shoe box full of singles records.:eek: ........do we need them ? No ! Does he want them............some Yes and some Maybe !! (he says..........but will he ever play them ? Possibly not !)

    Also in (hangs head in shame) carrier bag of stuff from the craft shop..........but will all get used up so I can justify that better than OH's records !![/quote]



    Was about to say your OH is like mine -= bringing stuff home cuz it is free/works/I like it!!! and then I read next paragraph to find you are both like him!! Do let us know what you make with todays purchases :D
    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!
  • melvis
    melvis Posts: 6,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I just sold something on buy it now for £62.99 within an hour of listing it :eek:

    If only all items were as wanted!
    Small business owner 🧵 Ex MSE comper 🏆 Student loan repayer 💴 Romanian dog rescuer 🐕 Hopefully a cost of living survivor 🤞🏻
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