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It's two years that we lived in our house and I used that as a day to decide to clear out things we haven't used since we moved in.
1) got rid of a closet full of clothes (mostly all donated)
--I work from home and don't have any need for a lot of dress clothes.
2) culled more books from my bookshelf
--I read ALOT. Over the years I've amassed many books, maybe half through half.com/ebay, but occasionally I'll find a receipt and have sticker shock that I paid full price for a book. Now I use the library or kindle (I've only had to purchase 2 books, will use gutenberg or swap with friends). Anyway, every few years I get rid of more and more books. I'd say i started with 500 and now will be down to 50, mostly are travel or reference books that I'll hold on to until they are no longer valid (10 years?).
3) My grandfathers coin collection.
--This has taken up a big chunk of space in my closet for the past 20 years. Most of the bulk is worthless coins that only hold face value. There's no sentimental attachment to the collection so I'd rather get rid of 95% of it, free up space, and it will get batter return with me putting the money into an investment account than sitting in a closet. It's mostly on ebay.
The sad thing about all this, is afterwards there won't be much clutter. I've sold all my cds and dvds and gone digital. Yet we have 1 year old twins so as we clear off a shelf or closet it quickly gets replaced with a toy. We are careful with borrowing from friends kid stuff or selling things after we have used them (like swings and car seats and clothes).
1) got rid of a closet full of clothes (mostly all donated)
--I work from home and don't have any need for a lot of dress clothes.
2) culled more books from my bookshelf
--I read ALOT. Over the years I've amassed many books, maybe half through half.com/ebay, but occasionally I'll find a receipt and have sticker shock that I paid full price for a book. Now I use the library or kindle (I've only had to purchase 2 books, will use gutenberg or swap with friends). Anyway, every few years I get rid of more and more books. I'd say i started with 500 and now will be down to 50, mostly are travel or reference books that I'll hold on to until they are no longer valid (10 years?).
3) My grandfathers coin collection.
--This has taken up a big chunk of space in my closet for the past 20 years. Most of the bulk is worthless coins that only hold face value. There's no sentimental attachment to the collection so I'd rather get rid of 95% of it, free up space, and it will get batter return with me putting the money into an investment account than sitting in a closet. It's mostly on ebay.
The sad thing about all this, is afterwards there won't be much clutter. I've sold all my cds and dvds and gone digital. Yet we have 1 year old twins so as we clear off a shelf or closet it quickly gets replaced with a toy. We are careful with borrowing from friends kid stuff or selling things after we have used them (like swings and car seats and clothes).
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