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Enough is enough - the great declutter

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  • Mudbath
    Mudbath Posts: 5,479 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    In:
    billy bookcase for dd's room
    a waste paper bin

    Out:
    manky bin
    bookcase x 2 (the sort where the shelves warp if you put more than one book on them)
    a big shelving unit
    3 bags for charity
    2 bin bags

    Result!!! xx
  • annelouise_2
    annelouise_2 Posts: 360 Forumite
    In - Weeks shopping

    Out - Fancy dress clothes
    Clothes recycling friend and bank
    Other recycling

    Want boxes for moving house will collect from PC shop tomorrow.

    annelouise
    Be who you are and say what you think because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind....Dr Seuss
  • floss2
    floss2 Posts: 8,030 Forumite
    Right, have taken the plunge and Turbo-lister is currently uploading my first bulk-batch of ebay stuff :D

    You were right about it being quicker & easier - am pleasantly pleased with my 30mins of work!
  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lady came to collect shelves and was delighted with them so that's good.

    2 things listed on ebay (clothes but every little helps)

    OH has tested monitor so about to list that on small ads at work and freecycle and anything else I can find
    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
  • Spendless
    Spendless Posts: 24,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    *creeps in and looks around*

    Haven't been on here much, but I've got some shoes to sort out and put outgrown ones in recycling, and the :o:o:o:o paperwork and then I'm done.:j

    This does not include sorting out garden or attic. Things I always said had to be left till dh was available to help.

    Gawd knows how long paperwork will take as it's not just post, but my college assignments and the kids school work, and I don't know how much chance I'll get to sort in hols with kids, but I'll keep popping back on here and let you know when I'm finally complete. So far it has taken just short of 4 years.:eek:
  • Uniscots97
    Uniscots97 Posts: 6,687 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    IN: lots of cake making stuff (Tesco's have gone nuts, jelly diamonds 12p, silver balls 9p, icing 52p, sugar strands 12p)

    OUT: box of glass jars and bottles (been cluttering up garage) for recycling
    a bag for charity shop
    CC2 = £8687.86 ([STRIKE]£10000[/STRIKE] )CC1 = £0 ([STRIKE]£9983[/STRIKE] ); Reusing shopping bags savings =£5.80 vs spent £1.05.Wine is like opera. You can enjoy it even if you don't understand it and too much can give you a headache the next day J
  • Spendless
    Spendless Posts: 24,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I know I said I wasn't doing garden but I've done most of it this morning. I wanted to sort out what buckets and spades kids had and get them cleaned up, as we are at coast this w/end. So I've got rid of a few buckets that handles had broken on and put the rest together.

    Another day I am going to tackle summer house which is part dd's playhouse and part dh's office cos I thought what I could do is go and do paperwork down there on an evening when kids are in bed. Am not touching sheds though they definately are dh's job.
  • all_change
    all_change Posts: 118 Forumite
    Still going ok here...

    OUT: Three pieces of clothing I've finally mended/altered for a friend

    FREECYCLE: Two items taken, being collected tomorrow
  • earthmother
    earthmother Posts: 2,563 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Well, I got the bedroom cleared in time for hubby's bed to be delivered last Monday :dance: - good job too as it was bigger than I expected and I've had to completely rearrange the room _pale_ - still trying to find a new home for an oak coffer and bedside table that no longer fit.

    Out this week :j - a bootfull of bric a brac to freecycle, two shopping trolleys full of kids clothes etc to the charity shop, a single duvet (temporarily to the dry cleaners - does that count?) and some toys to the second hand lady on the market.

    Sorted for next week - more toys for the market, clothes for the dress agency, and possibly more for freecycle.


    In - school uniform for two :eek: , three mega-bargains from Argos for christmas presents (£8 instead of £40 - would have been rude not :cool: to even if they are too big to fit in my christmas cupboard :doh:), a mobile phone from freecycle and orange sim from the sunday paper (which add up to free cinema tickets over the summer hols :D ) and the chickenpox for DS2 (knew I shouldn't have said how nice it was to have everyone healthy for once :doh: :silenced: )
    DFW Nerd no. 884 - Proud to [strike]be dealing with[/strike] have dealt with my debts
  • pigpen
    pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    In..

    The last bits of uniform for the 5 girls.. now I can star on the boys!! :eek:
    another 2 bags of next sale stuff
    2 boxes of Boots bargains.. all the freebies in the christmas present box
    1 DSlite for DD5 for christmas.

    Out..

    2 binbags of rubbish
    2 binbags of ebay parcels
    DS3's hair.. lol.. shaved... heehee

    Ebay.. 22 items of my sisters listed about half have watchers.. I am just editing listings.. only 2 mroe to get through!

    I have to sort through the girls wardrobes today so there should be a few more bits to fling.. and no doubt some for ebay.. :D
    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.)
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