2021 Decluttering Thread

[cypher1]

I expected someone else start a new thread (Come on, DS ) for the new year. I just shipped out some toys and tools sold on Ebay. Just posted some more items for sale.

[disneysteve]

I've failed you all . Thanks for starting the new thread!

We actually worked on a bit of financial decluttering today. We just got back from the bank where we redeemed a mature savings bond. We also did the paperwork for a medallion signature guarantee to consolidate two accounts. I had started the process last month and was initially (and mistakenly) told I didn't need an MSG. Then the transaction got declined because it turns out we did need one. Today was the first opportunity we had to get over there. It will take 2 business days so we should have it by the middle of next week and can resubmit the transfer paperwork. Hopefully that will get finalized soon.

I also did some impromptu physical decluttering this morning. We had a problem with our washing machine yesterday. While I was fixing that, I finally decided to get rid of the old dehumidifier that has been there since we bought the house (26+ years ago). I had never bothered because the previous owner had built in a frame for it suspended from the basement ceiling, but it was time for it to go. I took down the device itself and then tore out the frame. That corner looks so much brighter and more open now, and we can stop banging our heads on it.

[kork13]

My wife is a queen of Facebook Marketplace. She's bought & sold everything from clothes & kids toys to furniture & cars, typically at a shockingly fast pace.

Yesterday she managed to sell our queen-size bed frame that's been crowding our bedroom since we upgraded to a king-size bed in October. More surprising was that the buyer lives in a different state, 300mi/5hrs away!

It'll be a couple weeks before they drive out this way to pick it up, but they paid half upfront, and we're glad to be soon getting our floor space back. We've got a large beanbag lounger that's been waiting to get in that space.

[disneysteve]

My wife is a queen of Facebook Marketplace. She's bought & sold everything from clothes & kids toys to furniture & cars, typically at a shockingly fast pace.

I find that things I list on Marketplace either sell within 30 minutes or never. There is rarely any in between.

[kork13]

I find that things I list on Marketplace either sell within 30 minutes or never. There is rarely any in between.

That's sort of how this bed went. On there since October/November, finally January when it sells. We reduced the price a few weeks ago, which stung a bit, considering the build quality & good shape it's in despite a half-dozen moves all across the globe... But it's had a good run (~13 years), and we can't use it right now, so we figured to let it get appreciated in a new home.

By contrast, we sold DW's car in Alaska in literally less than 3 hours. That was mind-blowing. Plus, the guy shows up with a bank envelope filled with $15k in CASH. That was a pain in the butt to deal with (lacking any local banks).

[breathemusic]

Just dropped off a few boxes at Good Will yesterday, plus we re-organized some things in the garage over the past few weeks. We start a main floor house renovation so as we are packing up the kitchen, living room, and dining room I imagine we'll be doing a lot more decluttering in the next 2 months.

[scfr]

I went through my FB friends list and snoozed for 30 days all of my hyper-partisan friends on both "sides."

[bjl584]

I went through my FB friends list and snoozed for 30 days all of my hyper-partisan friends on both "sides."

Ha!
Feels good doesn't it?

[bjl584]

A friend of ours was collecting household items for a relative of hers. Said person was in a bad situation. She took her two boys and ran in the middle of the night. Settling hastily a couple hours away in a rental house, they had nothing but the clothes on their backs.

We gave them a coffee table, a microwave, two lamps, a chair, and several boxes containing silverware, pots, pans, mugs, dishes, and glasses.

It felt good to declutter.
It felt better to help someone out.

[scfr]

Ha!
Feels good doesn't it?

Heck yeah! My uncluttered feed once again feels social!

[disneysteve]

I went through my FB friends list and snoozed for 30 days all of my hyper-partisan friends on both "sides."

I cleaned a number of people off my FB list in the months leading up to the election. It’s much nicer not having that in my life anymore.

[cypher1]

Donated a box of glassware and some t-shirts. Gave away office chairs to friends. Tossed out some more cables and AC adapters I simply don't have a use for, burned CD/DVDs I've backed up. Managed to find some more finance paperwork to shred. Running on fumes for items to dump. I may have to make more of an annual attempt than quarterly.

I even cleaned out SMS/EMail inboxes, and contact lists on phone.

[disneysteve]

My wife and daughter changed their hair care products a while back. There were still 11 bottles of various product around, some still full, some partially used. My daughter gathered them all together and I listed them on Buy Nothing last night. I got a bunch of responses and messaged 8 people to split it all up. One was already picked up. The rest are pending and will hopefully be gone soon.

[bjl584]

I got rid of an old kerosene heater the other day.
My friend was looking for one to heat his garage while he was working on a car that he is restoring.
I had an extra one, so off it went

[JoeP]

I listed a couple things on ebay. One item was a set of controllers I scrounged from a retail video game kiosk back in the 80s, I thought maybe I'd get $30...someone bought it for $196!