Comments on: Getting Rid Of Stuff http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/ A rich life without a lot of money Thu, 24 May 2012 11:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nancy http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-28648 Nancy Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:38:34 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-28648 I live in Florida and a nearby apartment complex gets their fair share of "snowbirds" for the winter. I have talked to some of these folks when they were holding a garage sale. They come down every year with only what will fit in their car. They buy what they need for the winter (furniture, dishes, etc.) and then they hold a garage sale and resell the stuff in the spring. They are retired, so they have time to do this. I live in Florida and a nearby apartment complex gets their fair share of “snowbirds” for the winter. I have talked to some of these folks when they were holding a garage sale. They come down every year with only what will fit in their car. They buy what they need for the winter (furniture, dishes, etc.) and then they hold a garage sale and resell the stuff in the spring. They are retired, so they have time to do this.

]]> By: Nancy http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-28647 Nancy Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:23:44 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-28647 I tried selling on Craigslist and all I got was spam! I tried selling on Craigslist and all I got was spam!

]]> By: Liz http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27242 Liz Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:14:01 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27242 For clothing I've never thought twice about it and always just donated it. When my husband and I moved to our current location from overseas we had no furniture, and had to acquire everything. We did that via craigslist, garage sales, found items and thrift shops (I think we also bought two relatively low cost items from IKEA and we did buy a new mattress set). Part of my rationale is that we will be here for a total of 2 years (plus or minus) and can resell what we have acquired for close to what we spent. Because the furniture represents a significant amount of money and we will have to re-acquire whatever we get rid of when we do get rid of it, that I will plan to resell whether via craigslist or yard sale. So to me it has to do with scale of cost. As a frequent shopper at thrift shops, there are items that I know they are going to sell for $1 apiece, or $.50 apiece. They won't be big money-makers for the thrift shop. If I have time and reason to believe that I can net more, I would resell items that fell into that category. For clothing I’ve never thought twice about it and always just donated it. When my husband and I moved to our current location from overseas we had no furniture, and had to acquire everything. We did that via craigslist, garage sales, found items and thrift shops (I think we also bought two relatively low cost items from IKEA and we did buy a new mattress set). Part of my rationale is that we will be here for a total of 2 years (plus or minus) and can resell what we have acquired for close to what we spent. Because the furniture represents a significant amount of money and we will have to re-acquire whatever we get rid of when we do get rid of it, that I will plan to resell whether via craigslist or yard sale. So to me it has to do with scale of cost. As a frequent shopper at thrift shops, there are items that I know they are going to sell for $1 apiece, or $.50 apiece. They won’t be big money-makers for the thrift shop. If I have time and reason to believe that I can net more, I would resell items that fell into that category.

]]> By: Weekend Roundup - Spring Cleaning Edition | Believe In America News http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27223 Weekend Roundup - Spring Cleaning Edition | Believe In America News Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:46:15 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27223 [...] Babe has been getting rid of stuff and debating a garage sale versus donating to the thrift store. I can relate to that [...] [...] Babe has been getting rid of stuff and debating a garage sale versus donating to the thrift store. I can relate to that [...]

]]> By: Evie http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27222 Evie Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:02:32 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27222 Last year we slowly went through the boxes that moved with us to our current house four years ago and never got unpacked. About 95% of the stuff we decided to give to our local Goodwill. I cataloged it for tax deduction purposes and that was it. The time and effort involved for a garage sale just wasn't worth it to me. Last year we slowly went through the boxes that moved with us to our current house four years ago and never got unpacked. About 95% of the stuff we decided to give to our local Goodwill. I cataloged it for tax deduction purposes and that was it. The time and effort involved for a garage sale just wasn’t worth it to me.

]]> By: Weekend Roundup - Spring Cleaning Edition | Not Made Of Money http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27218 Weekend Roundup - Spring Cleaning Edition | Not Made Of Money Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:05:19 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27218 [...] Babe has been getting rid of stuff and debating a garage sale versus donating to the thrift store. I can relate to that [...] [...] Babe has been getting rid of stuff and debating a garage sale versus donating to the thrift store. I can relate to that [...]

]]> By: FBN Roundup- Springtime Edition : Tight Fisted Miser http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27216 FBN Roundup- Springtime Edition : Tight Fisted Miser Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:45:35 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27216 [...] Babe posts ongetting rid of stuff. This is something I’m working on as well. It is amazing how much stuff I’ve accumulated [...] [...] Babe posts ongetting rid of stuff. This is something I’m working on as well. It is amazing how much stuff I’ve accumulated [...]

]]> By: neimanmarxist http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27214 neimanmarxist Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:04:31 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27214 you know, i think the math problems are getting harder! :) last summer we were really broke (woops) and we sold some unwanted vintage musical equipment on ebay. it did much better than we ever imagined it would! (hello, rent money!) i think things like that- electronics, antiques- do well on ebay. But for things like clothes or dishes or other misc. household items, i just go to the salvation army. selling things on ebay is a fair amount of work, between taking and positng photos, packing, and shipping. :) you know, i think the math problems are getting harder! :)
last summer we were really broke (woops) and we sold some unwanted vintage musical equipment on ebay. it did much better than we ever imagined it would! (hello, rent money!) i think things like that- electronics, antiques- do well on ebay. But for things like clothes or dishes or other misc. household items, i just go to the salvation army. selling things on ebay is a fair amount of work, between taking and positng photos, packing, and shipping. :)

]]> By: Frugal Trenches http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27213 Frugal Trenches Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:26:22 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27213 Personally I would donate, unless I needed money to put food on the table then I try to think someone else may need that money more than I do! Personally I would donate, unless I needed money to put food on the table then I try to think someone else may need that money more than I do!

]]> By: Trixie http://frugalbabe.com/2009/03/20/getting-rid-of-stuff/#comment-27212 Trixie Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:55:36 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/?p=856#comment-27212 My husband and I combined two households when we married a couple of years ago and we are STILL ridding ourselves of our excess stuff! We do a variety of things to de-clutter. We've held two garage sales, donated items, sold on consignment (mostly women's clothing) and sold stuff via ebay, craig's list and amazon. We've found amazon works best for books, ebay for plus sized ladies clothes and smaller things that ship well. Craig's List is great for the thing's that aren't something you would want to bother shipping because the cost of shipping would make it prohibititve for people to buy the item off ebay. Recently I was able to buy a new-to-me car by doing some extra things to make money from home. One of those things was selling stuff on Craig's list, ebay and amazon. One man's trash is truly another's treasure. You can read about how I did it here: http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-i-bought-new-car-debt-free-well.html Take Care, Trixie My husband and I combined two households when we married a couple of years ago and we are STILL ridding ourselves of our excess stuff!

We do a variety of things to de-clutter. We’ve held two garage sales, donated items, sold on consignment (mostly women’s clothing) and sold stuff via ebay, craig’s list and amazon.

We’ve found amazon works best for books, ebay for plus sized ladies clothes and smaller things that ship well. Craig’s List is great for the thing’s that aren’t something you would want to bother shipping because the cost of shipping would make it prohibititve for people to buy the item off ebay.

Recently I was able to buy a new-to-me car by doing some extra things to make money from home. One of those things was selling stuff on Craig’s list, ebay and amazon. One man’s trash is truly another’s treasure. You can read about how I did it here:

http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-i-bought-new-car-debt-free-well.html

Take Care,

Trixie

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