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2018 - No Clutter To Be Seen

Sa1sysoo
Sa1sysoo Posts: 297 Forumite
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edited 14 February 2018 at 12:50PM in Old style MoneySaving
To use Guineapigsqueaks/my own wording, "A new thread for declutterbugs in [STRIKE]2015 2016 2017[/STRIKE] 2018!"

I'm going to aim to get rid of 2018 items in 2018.
There are some lovely tips on the KonMari thread here, set up by the talented Slinky: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5681824

Of particular note is post 4 of where you can get rid of unwanted items:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=69806488&postcount=4

:D Welcome one and all and happy decluttering! :D

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  • Frogletina
    Frogletina Posts: 3,888 Forumite
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    Thank you Sa1sysoo

    I will aim for 2018 in 2018 and try not to lose focus this year

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  • bargainhunterss
    bargainhunterss Posts: 792 Forumite
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    I'll be aiming to declutter as much as possible this year as we're hoping to do a lot of home improvement in 2018! It was all put on hold in 2017 as we got married this year confines were focussed on that.

    Good luck to everyone decluttering this year!
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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,671 Forumite
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    I'm in again - most likely with end-of-month round ups, as before.

    We're not *too* bad with general clutter, having KM-ed everywhere at least once - and I can certainly see results. However, with 4 children it's an ongoing thing and some bad habits have crept back in. Plus we're having our kitchen re-modelled Jan/ Feb, so I think that will throw up some more stuff to go. I shall aim for 2018 in 2018... let's see how it goes! :)
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  • Knit_Witch
    Knit_Witch Posts: 4,436 Forumite
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    I'll give it a go and try and get rid of something each week!
    Must use my stash up!
  • YorksLass
    YorksLass Posts: 1,709 Forumite
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    Another one here who'd like to be in for this, please. I have decluttered quite a lot in 2017 but I know there's more to go! :o

    Not sure if I'll make the 2018 items but I'll give it a darn good try. Will start on Jan 1st and probably post at the end of each week. :)
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  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,595 Forumite
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    I'm up for this. I'm trying to get rid of junk on Ebay, how does the saying go, one man's trash is another man's treasure, but unfortunately it doesn't sell as quickly as I'd like and I'm reluctant to give it away when I can make ££ with it.
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  • greent
    greent Posts: 10,671 Forumite
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    Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »
    I'm up for this. I'm trying to get rid of junk on Ebay, how does the saying go, one man's trash is another man's treasure, but unfortunately it doesn't sell as quickly as I'd like and I'm reluctant to give it away when I can make ££ with it.

    I feel the same and relist my items, occasionally reducing the price. I sometimes find that shifting them from an auction to a B-I-N also works - for some things people seem to prefer an 'immediate' purchase.
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  • Fiasco55
    Fiasco55 Posts: 1,347 Forumite
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    I'm back in for another year. Still trying to sell things online as well as donating but it is slow. My aim is to empty my storage locker this year (which is full of stuff to sell).
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  • noelphobic
    noelphobic Posts: 2,297 Forumite
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    I'm in as well. Started this towards the end of this year but lost my mojo after a few weeks. Aiming for 2018 items.
    3 stone down, 3 more to go
  • Ms_Chocaholic
    Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,595 Forumite
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    greent wrote: »
    I feel the same and relist my items, occasionally reducing the price. I sometimes find that shifting them from an auction to a B-I-N also works - for some things people seem to prefer an 'immediate' purchase.


    I always have my items on BIN, I'm of the view that if people want it they want it now, well in a few days once it gets to them, rather than possibly waiting 20 days for the auction to end. Also they may forget to bid so I'm happy to just keep relisting BIN until it sells, someone will buy it eventually. It's the eventually I'm struggling with tho, I currently have over 150 items listed and despite selling over 100 items over the past two months the house doesn't seem any emptier :eek:
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