To wonder how you get rid of your clutter?

[PastelPompoms]

We are in the process of decluttering the house. There is lots I want to go from clothes to toys, towels etc.

I am finding it hard to let go of some things that are new e.g. clothes with labels still in etc. I have tried selling but not much had much luck and I’d rather the things just went than hung around waiting for someone to collect who never shows. I am planning to donate to charity and then take the rest to the tip that’s not worth the charity shop.

How do you get over the thought of losing money by giving so much away? My DP wouldn’t be pleased to know I was giving it away rather than selling due to the money that was originally spent and I think that’s making me hang onto more than I want to.

I can’t think of a better way to try and sell it than eBay or Facebook though.

Has anyone ever sold their old and broken jewlwry?

Me and my DH had this same discussion over the past 20 years! This lockdown we finally accepted that if we spent money on stuff that we hadn’t used, that money was already wasted, so anything that we spent less than about £20.00 could be advertised for free.
The space that getting rid of the clutter made should be considered: no longer needing new wardrobe space or kitchen space because we have enough is like suddenly having a bigger house, too - so consider this when trying to let things go!

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Sell a few things that are worth while or not the kind of thing that charity shops would want. The rest is given away and I count it as a charity donation. It's a win-win, the charity gets the donation and raises money for a good cause, you get a less cluttered house!