Toss Total:
535 lbs.
Donations: 307 lbs
Garbage and recycleables: 228 lbs.
Numbers do not include a dresser left by the curb, nor a chair put out for garbage, but they do include the small fridge which went to my mother's.
57% of the stuff I got rid of was at least 1/2way decent and re-useable. I could feel badly that I got rid of so much "good" stuff, or I can feel good I kept so much out of the land-fill. I choose the latter!
Amount Spent
Living Room:
Curtains: $7.00
Supplies for the Trunk re-do: $64
paint: $16
legs: $32
Side boards: $16
Napkin for pillow: $3.50
Pillow: $10.00
Lampshade: $25.00
DVD holders: $18.00
Total: $127.50
Bedroom:
New duvet cover and shams: $23.00
Total: $23.00
Basement:
Plastic Storage bins: $60.00
Curtains: $35.00
Curtain hardware: $4.50
Velcro: $9.00
Hanging clothes protector: $14.00
50 clothespins: $2.00
Plastic cage for light bulb:$4.00
3 sheets for wall o'shelves curtain project:$12.00
Total: $140.50
Other:
Picture frames: $18.00
Shingles for dog house: $20.00
Total: $38.00
Grand Total Spent: $329.00
If you had told me I would throw out more than 500lbs of stuff, I would have been mildly skeptical, but not disbelieving. But if you had told me I'd spend more than $300.00 this Cure, I would have said, "No way. We can't afford that!" But it's done.
So, for every pound I tossed, I spent $0.61. (Is that right?)
535 lbs.
Donations: 307 lbs
Garbage and recycleables: 228 lbs.
Numbers do not include a dresser left by the curb, nor a chair put out for garbage, but they do include the small fridge which went to my mother's.
57% of the stuff I got rid of was at least 1/2way decent and re-useable. I could feel badly that I got rid of so much "good" stuff, or I can feel good I kept so much out of the land-fill. I choose the latter!
Amount Spent
Living Room:
Total: $127.50
Bedroom:
Total: $23.00
Basement:
Total: $140.50
Other:
Total: $38.00
Grand Total Spent: $329.00
If you had told me I would throw out more than 500lbs of stuff, I would have been mildly skeptical, but not disbelieving. But if you had told me I'd spend more than $300.00 this Cure, I would have said, "No way. We can't afford that!" But it's done.
So, for every pound I tossed, I spent $0.61. (Is that right?)
absolutely positively unbelievable. I suggest you start offering yourself at a hefty hourly rate to help others achieve these decluttering miracles!
ReplyDeleteThat just might make back what I spent!
ReplyDelete(Actually, I have thought of setting up or joining up with an "organizer/decluttering" company as a sort of part-time thing, but I haven't looked into it at all. I'm not sure such a service even exists in this city--I'm also not sure I want to deal with people's emotions about their stuff.)
You didn't put the line about
ReplyDelete"Decluttered, functional basement -- priceless"
Very impressive, Alana!!!