How brutal are you with chucking things out?

I was in the same boat, nearly in tears on several occasions with the ‘stuff’. Just give it away - on local FB sites , charities etc, and mark it in your head as a charity donation of £x. No guilt about money ‘lost’. Job done!

Putting stuff aside to sell just doesn’t work for me at all - it’s just another thing to do that eats away at me.

Better to just donate and get rid , before we last moved I was brutal and yes there’s a couple of things I now kinda regret but the positives outweigh that

I sell stuff as am on maternity leave and have time ! But I have a system I literally photo and upload on Vinted as soon as I pick up the items and then they go in the “waiting”
box and if they not gone in a month they move to charity bag

stuff that’s too we’ll worn goes in clothes recycling

usually dropping a bag off once a week and a recycling bag once a week

i have a baby and nearly 4 year old

the toys are a problem I need to start tackling soon it’s getting out of control 🤣

If I were in your shoes I would just get rid of the lot and start afresh. Donate it to the charity shop. Going forward keep aside decent, good quality things to sell. I sell on Vinted but I only bother to do it with nicer stuff. I would never put anything on for less than £3, it’s just not worth it. I also donate Primark or supermarket clothes to the charity shop, they’re just not worth the faff of selling. But if things are in still on good condition and say Next or M&S and upwards I’d put it aside to sell. If it doesn’t sell after a couple of months I donate it. You need to keep on top of it though. I loathe having bags of clothes hanging around.

Selling is a pita … just be ruthless with what you pop in the (recycling) bin and donate whatever you can!

Honestly ? I have a three year old, and the stuff that I set aside to sell basically stays set aside.
whereas the stuff I donate, goes out of my house !

so, you are not alone.
the effort taken to sell things on Facebook or what have you is very high for the reward.

If you are not in difficult financial circumstances, I hereby give you permission to give it all away, guilt free!!

I will also try to take my own advice more

Just get rid, you’ll feel better.

Very. The less stuff we have the easier it is to keep a nice house. The more toys=the more overwhelmed kids get.

Selling it was so much hassle for so little reward. I've made my peace with not profiting financially and see the headspace created by getting rid of it the pay off. Not many charity shops near me take kids' stuff. But another mum recommended iCollect website who come to your door to take it for charity. Absolute game changer. It's so easy, I'm so much more on top of it and feel so much better.

I charity shop stuff. I don't have to sell it. My decision benefits the charity (I have gift aid).

I charity a lot of studd because i dont have time or inclination to sell and deal with people and in my situation, they need the money more than I do.