If you are overwhelmed by clutter and stressed by all the decisions about what to do with your stuff, it might be worth just donating it ALL! Call a local charity for a pick up. They’ll often pick up a lot of items all at once.
If, instead of donating it, you want to consider making a bit of money, consider this rule of thumb:
- If you can’t list it for at least 10$, donate it!
- If it doesn’t sell in one week, donate it!
If you truly are overwhelmed with too much stuff, selling an item here and there may not be enough!! You want your stuff out of your house and fast! You want results! If you don’t get big results, you may just get overwhelmed and stop trying!
Getting tied down listing one item for 2$ and another for 5$ and having a bunch of items to track online is really slowing your decluttering down. Sure, it’s nice to make a bit of money, but if you have too much stuff, the planning and time to respond to messages or keep up with postings is just going to slow down your productivity!
Just donate anything that is not worth at least 10$ in resale.
Once your house starts to get under control and you want to sell a few things, then go for it!
Having an item listed for longer than a week hugely reduces its likelihood of getting sold. Sure, some random buyer could search for your exact item in a month or two, but by then, you will have held onto something that you knew you have wanted to get rid of for more than a month!! That’s potentially a lot of storage space that is serving someone else! It’s not worth it for you while you struggle with getting your own house in order! It’s better to free up your space for your own storage!
The value of decluttering is that your space gets freed up by you getting rid of your stuff, not the making money. If you want to make money, use your time selling stuff after decluttering!
Whatever you are selling, list your items for at least 10$ or just get rid of them! If you don’t feel like you can sell it for 10$, donate it! It’s not worth your time! Sell your items in a week or just get rid of them. Simple as that! Value your time and space, and just get rid of that excess stuff!
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