Donate? Sell? What am I supposed to do when decluttering??
What should we do with all this stuff when we're decluttering? How should we get rid of stuff, what should we do with it? ⏰ Timestamps ⏰ 0:00 Intro 0:48 Donate 2:06 Selling 3:48 Repurposing 4:37 Landfill 6:08 Donating during lockdown 💠Donation. This is my recommended way of getting rid of things. There are many places to donate used items; I recommend seeing what places in your area take donations and go to an organization that you would like to support. Most places have at least a Good Will and a local Mission charity store. 💠Selling. Unless you are working on paying down your debt with the Dave Ramsey plan, I don’t recommend garage sales. Typically the effort of having one doesn’t pay off. Aside from that when you are decluttering, you have to decide to let the item go, and it can be emotional. When you have a garage sale, you have to face those same emotions again as you sort your sale items, price them and then watch them leave. Selling Online. If you enjoy listing items, taking pictures, writing descriptions, and meeting new people, then do it. If that process gives you anxiety, just donate the items and get a receipt for a tax write-off. It’s better to have the freed-up space than to have “one more thing on your to-do list.” 💠Repurposing. Don’t repurpose yourself. Unless you have a project you are working on, time to invest in it and a date you will have it completed by- let someone else repurpose it. 💠Landfills. I don’t want to fill up landfills, and I believe it’s our responsibility to take care of our planet. But I want you to think through this: If there is no other place for it to go, don’t keep it in your home. We don’t want to fill up the landfills more, but that doesn’t mean your home should be the landfill. Take a deep breath, put it in the trash, and know that your mental well-being is more important than keeping things out of the landfills. 💠Covid Lockdowns. Many people have been able to set items out on the curb or list things in Facebook Free Groups. But if those are not options for you, the best thing to do is box it up and set it in as out-of-the-way place as you can until donation centers open again. 💠Helpful blog posts: ➡ Eco-Friendly Ways To Declutter Your Home https://nourishingminimalism.com/eco-... ➡ The Most Eco-Friendly Ways to Dispose of Things While Decluttering https://nourishingminimalism.com/eco-... Join the Clutter-Free Army! A monthly membership to keep you moving forward to a clutter-free home. Join our army and take steps every week to kick clutter to the curb and gain control of your home, 10 minutes at a time! Membership includes a weekly PDF focusing on a different area of the home each week: ✅ Six 10-minute-missions ✅ Questions to help you ✅ Plan of attack That's right. You want to take action? Let's make the commitment, set aside the time, and GET IT DONE. Head over to my site to sign up today: https://nourishingminimalism.com/clut... #decluttering #nourishingminimalism #minimalism Blog: https://nourishingminimalism.com Facebook: / nourishingminimalism Instagram: / nourishingminimalism Pinterest: / nourishingm
