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One man's trash is another man's treasure -- as we've unpacked all the boxes, DW had been offering up the empty boxes on the FB marketplace. We've had 2-3 different folks come & haul away a bunch of boxes for us. Not really a huge win, since the moving company has already said they'd come & pick up the empty boxes & packing paper when we finish unboxing everything.... But we figure we can share the love & help some folks with their own moves, most of whom don't have the benefit of paid-for movers packing everything up.
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There is a post at least a couple of times a week on our local Buy Nothing group from someone looking for moving boxes and packing materials. That stuff is like gold for anyone planning a move soon.Originally posted by kork13 View PostSteve
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I went to my parent's earlier today clean out a the bulk of their garage which has been neglected for years. Started on one side and sorted through the mass of junk for actual trash or damaged goods. Left all personal/sentimental/collectible items on shelves for parents to go through (which they never will do), and is a separate project. Basically went through their inventory of tools, and they picked out which ones they wanted to keep. Took all duplicate items like tools, older bikes, yard equipment, and other random items in the front yard for anyone to take.
I left a car out of the garage, and shifted all the garbage into a central area which almost took up a whole car spot. My parents were pretty shocked of all of it collected, but grateful to see how much could go and all the free space opened up. I moved the personal items my siblings have left over the years in another spot. Then texted them pics of the items, they have till next weekend to pick it up those items, or I'm dumping them with all the rest. They weren't too happy to hear. Oh well."I'd buy that for a dollar!"Comment
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I was able to haul the majority trash from parent's place to a buddy's dumpster. Stacked up broken wood shelves to be burned in their fire pit. Found some more items to leave in the front for free. So now both cars can be parked, with more than plenty of room to access mower, blower, or bikes without having to move anything around.Originally posted by cypher1 View Post
At my place I recycled last stack of Personal Finance magazines, formatted and took apart three old hard drives to be destroyed. Tossed out an old sauce pot that had just been replaced, and shredded another inch of old statements. Looking very very lean for items to get rid of. May revisit right before the holidays."I'd buy that for a dollar!"Comment
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Had to pay $5 to offload Mom's electric typewriter. At least it's no longer taking up space in storage or dragging down my car's gas mileage.
When we get a bit deeper in to Mom's 2nd storage unit we're going to hit a couple of trunks that are filled with sentimental items. To help Mom get ready to deal with those things, I viewed and typed up notes from a great video Peter Walsh made, and sent the link & notes to her. If anyone is interested, here is the link. You can skip the first 3-1/2 minutes which is just saying him saying hi to viewers and settling in. https://www.facebook.com/PeterWalsh/...5643198722639/
And if anyone's wondering why I don't just clear out the entire storage unit in one fell swoop, there are several reasons. There is no place to put the contents while it's being sorted. No way I'm going to take all that stuff back to Mom's and have her start tripping over it (falls related to clutter have been a problem in the past). DH & I are still in our "in-between-homes" apartment so I'm limiting how much I bring back to my place in one trip. I drive a Prius which has a decent amount of hauling space but still - it's a Prius. The plan is to get rid of the contents a bit at a time until we can fit what remains in an hourly rental pickup from Home Depot. And finally, I've gained Mom's trust in this process, keeping things going but not pushing to the point where she puts on the breaks. I tend to take a "get it done" approach and I've learned to be more patient through this process.Last edited by scfr; 08-11-2020, 07:21 AM.Comment
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Why did you have to pay to get rid of it? Couldn't you just give it to Goodwill or post it online or even trash it?Originally posted by scfr View PostSteve
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I'm a big fan of giving things away via Freecycle or FB marketplace, and have done so in the past, but that's not a good option with our current living situation. Definitely not worth donating; having been on the receiving end through my paid and volunteer work, I don't donate trash or anything that will be a burden for the recipient to deal with. I tried to take it to the transfer station but they wouldn't take it. I took it to a place that fixes & sells or recycles what they can but they charge a small fee. Glad to have it gone - definitely worth the money!Originally posted by disneysteve View Post
I haven't been able to get far enough in to the storage unit to see everything, but I think/hope that's the only big piece that doesn't have some value. There are 5 other big pieces I can see, 1 wheelchair and 4 pieces of furniture. One piece of furniture I may keep; everything else gets donated and I already know where I'm taking them.Comment
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Time to list some books on a local FB group! Wish me luck!Comment
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What is a transfer station?Originally posted by scfr View Post
So they charge you to give them stuff that they then turn around and sell? And people do this? Why?I took it to a place that fixes & sells or recycles what they can but they charge a small fee.Steve
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A transfer station is a waste management facilityOriginally posted by disneysteve View Post
The answer, "because it's the best option," seems obvious ...
Anyway, to all the SA declutterers: keep up the good work on the decluttering!Comment
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Sorry, I'm clearly missing the point somehow so it wasn't obvious to me at all. I'm not getting how paying someone to discard the item for you is a better option than just throwing it out. Are you not allowed to put certain things in the trash where you live?Originally posted by scfr View PostSteve
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* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
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Correct. I'm surprised to think that there might be places where there aren't restrictions.Originally posted by disneysteve View Post
I think the takeaway for the followers of this thread is: Deal with stuff you are no longer using sooner rather than later. Not only are you avoiding potentially passing the burden along for your children to deal with, you'll probably have more options as far as how to dispose of it. I'll never know, but I'd bet that 20 years ago we could have given it away, or maybe even sold it for a couple bucks. Instead a monthly fee was paid to store it and a bunch of other mostly useless stuff. It was well worth it to pay $5 to move toward the goal of getting rid of the monthly fee. The same would be true if paying a small amount to legally and responsibly get rid of things that would move anyone toward a goal of downsizing, avoiding upsizing, relocating, being able to park the car in the garage, etc.Comment
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I am going to give things away all the time. I'll try and sell stuff and then other stuff I am going to just dumpComment
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