How brutal are you with chucking things out?

I can’t be doing with the mental labour of selling on Vinted. I donate things to charity and sign up for gift aid so a) the charity makes more and b) you often get a nice email telling you how much they’ve made from selling your donations.

That’s not what charity shops are for, though. They’re there to raise money for the charities. You’d be surprised how much it all adds up.

I usually have a black bin bag at the start of every week and fill it up with clothes, toys, and other things we no longer need. Nicer clothes go on Vinted, other items/adult clothes go to the local charity shop, kids'/baby clothes go to the donation point at our local children's centre, anything edible goes on Olio.

I only chuck things out if they're broken or completely unsellable (as in, I've tried not I assume they would be), and those things go asap. Throwing useable things out is not acceptable, it's so wasteful and something people should be ashamed of. There are charities that collect from your doorstep so there's no excuse.

In terms of decluttering, I'm ruthless and make a point of being organised enough to have a charity donation for a doorstep collection going once a month (a bin bag in the cupboard). I then have a medium sized plastic box I use for things to sell on Vinted, and I find an hour or so to list items whenever it fills up.

The biggest difference you can make is what you allow in. Now I've decluttered fully once, it's easy to keep on top of. But that's because I now consider every purchase much more thoroughly. Nothing is bought that doesn't have a place to be stored, I don't buy new versions of things I already have unless they're worn out or I can pass them on to someone. My son's presents are out of my control, but I can tailor my own buying around what I know others will do.

I still have massive piles of eBay stuff. From up to 8 years ago. It’s in boxes in the loft, on top of wardrobe, under stairs and my bed..

this last 6 months I’ve been letting it go. If I won’t get more than £15 for it I just cba.

imagine the time in vinted or whatever it takes to;
organise what you are listing today
lay it out and get rid of background clutter/sort out lights.
get decent pics from all angles
write description - check for flaws and snags
Measure/weigh it for sending…
pop it all into vinted..

it’s looking at 15-30 minutes per item. Then there’s finding stuff to send it in, checking vinted for sales notifications (I can never get them out of the app!), posting the bloody thing…

Facebook marketplace is quicker but you got more stupid questions and no shows in my experience.

I do put a quick snap and description on my Facebook profile for friends and family. “Anyone want this for £x? Asking before I list it..”. Quite often a friend will want it. We made over £100 last year just doing that.

I just content the clutter anymore and I know the organisations I donate to appreciate it.

basically - it’s not about giving away stuff you could make money from (you’ll never get around to it). It’s freeing up the mental space in your head of having something you ‘failed’ to do in your home. It’s freeing up the time and stress dealing with the listing and sales process would give you.

hours and hours of faffing and weeks of waiting for stuff to sell that may claw back £30-60? Or a clear home and mind and donate it?

I sold what I could see would deffo sell by using the sold/completed prices filter on eBay & made around 1k in 2 months. I washed & took some nice clothes to bhf and cancer research as cba with selling for a few quid but found the shop assistants rude (I think another poster mentioned this on here too). I put the rest of the clothes in the Sally army bin. I've put stuff out on my wall (Wallmart) & it goes very quickly so no unsightly junk. Gave stuff away on FB marketplace too.

I keep an empty box in a spare room I have downstairs.

Every time I see something that's not used (not just kid's stuff) I put it in there. When it's full it goes to the charity shop.

It doesn't take long to fill it up!

I'm now trying to do "one in one out" when I get something new.

There's a great feeling after decluttering!

I love decluttering! I do it every couple of months, as I find looking at all of the extra stuff stressful. I know you’ve organised a van for next week, but in the future, you could use a company called Anglo Collections and they will come and collect it and raise money for a selection of charities. All you have to do then is pop it on your drive, they’ll do the rest, they’re up our way a couple of times a month. As someone who doesn’t drive it makes things so much easier.

Everything I don't use or love is out. I just decluttered my wardrobe and have given 2/3rds of it to the charity shop due to weight loss.
I don't live in a minimalist house but everything I own brings me joy.

I'm ruthless about decluttering and I find selling a faff so I donate to charity shops. Tidy house, tidy mind!

Selling shit is a thankless task. £2.60 for four hours of my time? No thank you.

I wish there was a charity that handed stuff out as opposed to selling it in charity shops. I think nowadays charity shops are so in fashion that people who don’t ‘need’ the clothes get them before people in need

I’m about to get rid of tons of clothes, some of it quite decent brand names, and I’ve been putting it off because I keep on trying to convince myself I’ll actually get round to doing Vinted. I never will and once the bags have gone I will forget about everything that was in them. Having that space and being rid of stuff will be so liberating. Keep that feeling in mind.

You could also try contacting the local Sure Start and Baby Bank as this might help someone else more.

I give stuff to charity or free to collect if it's big items recently just before Christmas donated all my sons Disney cars race tracks to a toy charity that gifts them out to less fortunate families, I felt that was much better than trying to sell it to someone else that and I just don't have the time or patience to deal with selling it posting it and dealing with multiple questions or someone wanting it for next to nothing.

I got rid of a play shed free to collect and someone collected it next day saved me taking it apart and it ending up on rubbish tip.

I have donated some of the larger younger toys that my two had when little to play cafes or schools again it saved them going to rubbish dump and they got to be used so better for environment.

Clothes I always donate to clothes bank one it's easier and again it goes to someone who needs it.

Just get rid! I am a chronic ADHD procrastinator. Lots of intentions but no follow-through ability. Trust me, you'll feel so much better and zero guilt when you are free of all the clutter. I'm quite brutal now with clearing out because if I don't this house would become a hoarder's hovel. (But I still have suitcases full of DVDs and Playstation games in the loft that I intended to sell on eBay 15 years ago. And other things. Best to not go up there.)

I give loads away on freebie sites and people come and collect. I always feel like I should be selling but at the same time I just want it gone

https://www2.hm.com/en_gb/sustainability-at-hm/our-work/close-the-loop.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqw2Xr0BTq4L3_IFvQ0Zf8Qb__dj8lWYPC2moj_PbHvo0aK6gHn

H&M have this recycling service, which is great if you like their clothes.
In the past when I have used it I have got £5 voucher ( they do expire but have quite a long date on them ) .
I find the biggest advantage is you can send branded uniform , sheets , towels, curtains as well as ordinary clothing .
I recommend you check your local h&m as I believe some of the smaller ones don't operate the scheme.

I’m pretty ruthless about this. Depending on where you live I’d put a load of stuff at the end of your drive with a sign saying ‘free to a good home’ or whatever you want. All our stuff goes within the hour but anything left would have been donated/recycled/taken to work to see if anyone wanted it.
I hate throwing things in the actual bin but if I was overwhelmed I’d do it simply to get in a better headspace within the house.

I have thoughts of selling stuff and making a bit of the money back, but in reality I just don't have the time, so EVERYTHING goes to charity/clothes banks/nurseries.

The money is spent and gone so you're not missing it. Give yourself a break and just give it away!

Wait until the weather gets better and do a boot sale. We did this when my youngest was about 3. We sold lots of baby stuff and clothes. We made over £300 in one weekend and cleared out tons of stuff. No selling stuff online and the ache of that. Just chuck it in the car, sit in the sun while people get rid of your stuff for you, and make some money back!
The good thing about boot sales too is people expect to rummage. Just put it in boxes with ages labelled for clothes to make it easier and let them go to town. Easy peasy!

Im brutal end of if i dont want it or need it it gets binned.
I have no attachment to things items or clutter.
I dont box things up to make it look tidy because it will still be there in a box.
I dont sell things takes to long maybe a charity shop but i mostly bin things.
Im a minimalist.

I’m brutal , if it’s good enough for charity shops it gets taken and if it isn’t it gets tipped . I really cannot be doing with selling stuff myself .

I can’t be arsed with selling or free cycle. They are great if you have spare time but I don’t. I take what I can to charity shops but the bottom line is sometimes you need to chuck it.

I feel your pain though: the amount of shit that kids accrue at that age is overwhelming. Go easy on yourself and allow yourself to chuck stuff if you need to. You will drown otherwise. I speak as a natural hoarder who struggles to throw stuff away. Sometimes it’s got to be done.

Unless you have anything that’s worth selling it’s much easier to just charity shop it. I’ve only sold big stuff like prams, cot, Jumperoo etc. the rest I just donate. You could ask your kids school if they want some of it? My kids school take the books they’ve outgrown, old warm coats, uniform and shoes if they’re in good condition plus some toys to use in their breakfast club or the nursery.