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2016 - No Clutter To Be Seen
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Not had much time recently to de-clutter, but a trip to the recycling centre yesterday cleared away a few things I'd been piling up in the lounge ready to go - looks much tidier now!
152. TV - recycling
153. VCR - recycling
154. TV stand - recycling
155-156. Chargers x 2 - recycling
157. Concertina file - recycling
158-179. DVD cases x 22 - recycling
180. DVD cabinet - recycling
180 items a month will mean reaching the target of 2016 with a bit to spare, but I'll keep going this week to try and get further ahead.Debt tracker ~ June 2015: £9,577.83 ~ January 2016: £7,913.22 ~ 17.38% debt paid!
2016 debt target ~ clear the loan ~ start: £3,082.04 ~ January 2016: £2,927.15
Declutter ~ 2016 items in 2016 ~ 271/2016.0 -
I have ground to a bit of a halt with the decluttering so I will be starting afresh tomorrow!Taking responsibility one penny at a time!0
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49, Beanie Hat (bin)
50, Assorted Papers (bin)
51, Instruction Booklet (bin)
52, Bottle (bin)
53, Paper Bag (bin)
54, Odd Earring (bin)
55, Christmas Tag (bin)
56, Envelope (bin)
57, Sweet Wrappers (bin)
58, Old Tissue Paper (bin)
59, Hair Elastics (bin)
60, Tissues (bin)
61, Plastic Bracelet (bin)
62, Xmas Decoration (bin)
63, Cardboard Box (bin)
64, Notepad (bin)
1952 to go218monthstogo (Government Retirement Date 2034)
Change of Attitude for 2016: Pay, Save,& Invest
Work on Net Worth: Assets - Liabilities.
Totals 1st April 2016 £8091, May £8703, June £9343, July £101590 -
31. broken light
32. out of date taco shells
33. ripped jeans
34, 35 & 36. x3 bags of old cables
37. box of old lightbulbs
38. broken hair straighteners
39. sorted & threw out a box of old receipts & warranties
40. old hand cream
41. old toy
42. old ornament
43. 3D cinema glasses
44. microwave heat pad
45. Book for keep birthday cards in (I never used it)0 -
51-53 Empty aerosol cans into recycle bin
54 - book into charity shop bag
55 - new nail polish into charity shop bag
56 - 57 items of clothing into charity shop bag
58 - magazine into recycle binGrocery Challenge - Sept £205.56/£350.000 -
Another declutter today, after sorting out DS2 wardrobe and decorating my room:
For the bin
55 - box for straighteners
56 - broken mouse
57 - wardrobe
58 - old tv lead
59 - shelf bracket
60 & 61 - two pairs tracksuit bottoms
For charity shop
63 - coat
64 & 65 - two onesies
66 - 75 - nine tracksuit bottoms
76 - 82 - seven tee's
83 - pyjama case
84 - bunch hangers
85 - one hoodie
86 - 88 - three books
Will bung the bag for charity shop in my car on the way out this afternoon and take it when I go into town on friday:)November NSD's - 70 -
95-120. Books into charity bag
121. DVD to charity bag
122. Trainers to charity bag
123. Sweet tin into recycling
124. Brand new boxed undies into charity bag
125-126. Two biscuit tins into recycling
127. DVD into charity bag
128. Party bags set into charity bag
129. DVD boxset into charity bag
130. Muscle slim exercise set into charity bag
131. Chocolate box into recycling box
132. Pyrex casserole dish into charity bag0 -
Can I join in please? I took part in this a few years ago and it worked great but stuff has been creeping in again so need to get my finger out lol£2 savers club #240
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More flinging been going on - this time from Z's drawers in our lounge plus one coat and a random flip flop I found!
179. Kagoule - CS
180. Old game - bin/recycle cardboard
181. 3 old nails! - bin
182. Paper for recycling/burning from my filing
183. Flip flop - bin
184. Pen - bin
185. Old scraps of yarn not big enough to use - bin
186. Broken toy - bin
187. Kids safety scissors - CS
188. Plastic cups - bin
189. Old glitter - bin
190-91. 2 x water colour paints - bin
192. Note pad - CS
193. Hair net - bin
194. Owl ruler - CS
195-96. 2 x old Pritt stick glue pens - bin
197. Sticker book - bin
198. Hair slide - CS
199. Old sellotape - bin
200. Broken sharpener - bin
201-02. 2 x pencil cases - bin
Not bad for 20 minutes work!Flymarkeeteer: £168 and counting0 -
lots of eBay listing going on at the moment - so far 10 items will sell so that is progress. Charity shop / tip runs at the weekend will free space for the next bags to be started.
Webuybooks people paid out nice and quickly so I would do that again if I can find any more books they will give proper money for.
11 items sold for £150 and another still active at £30 so things are going well. The 11 items posted today so I am ready to trawl for the next set to listI’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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