chopper said:I like stuff. I may need it some day.
Actually, I clean out my closets once in a blue moon. I don't have a whole lot of really nice stuff, but I have plenty of pretty good stuff. We drive a car forever before getting rid of it, and we wear our clothes until they fall off of us. If the stuff belongs in the kitchen, it almost never leaves. If the kitchen starts to get crowded, it may go to the basement, but it is hard to send it out the door. I do throw away magazines, but not Hubby. He has magazines from the 70's. I have a Nortic track exercise machine that I only used twice in the last year, but they were two really good workouts! Why would I get rid of it? We watched a 19 inch TV in our family room until last year when we upgraded to a 37 inch one. We moved the 19 inch to the bedroom and moved the smaller one to the garage. Sometimes moving things around is better than getting rid of things. Hoarder??? No!! Collector!
+1I generally don't throw anything away. The things that grow older become more dearer to me. My DH tells me that I am a miser, but I am not, I feel happy using and caring old things.
I get rid of stuff whenever I move. Last time we moved, we rented a renovation-sized dumpster and started filling it up. However, seeing how the last move occurred almost 15 years ago, the clutter has begun to pile up.
Hmmm. Maybe it's time to move again.
Addie said:. She also buy holey denim items, cuts up the item into large patches and sews them together..
Unless it's worn out, everything goes to Goodwill or friends. 'Cept books, those go back to the bookstore for credit. I think we have over $300 in credit at one bookstore.
Cutting up holey jeans?!! People pay $100 for ripped up jeans! Just resell them. :grin:
Princess Fiona. I too give my books to the book store and build up my credit so I can buy more books. Its the only way to go for me. I dont have as much credit as you thoughUnless it's worn out, everything goes to Goodwill or friends. 'Cept books, those go back to the bookstore for credit. I think we have over $300 in credit at one bookstore.