tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post7855422173202177289..comments2024-03-13T04:34:25.047-07:00Comments on Living Rich On The Cheap: Not as Minimalist as I thinkCheapchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-35822083099645634702016-03-18T07:01:50.422-07:002016-03-18T07:01:50.422-07:00So can I hire you to sort my family? I think they ...So can I hire you to sort my family? I think they are the problem!! And that is a brilliant tip about listing Saturdays!!!! Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-19284521497802233552016-03-12T10:13:04.690-08:002016-03-12T10:13:04.690-08:00I have run into that before too - giving you a per...I have run into that before too - giving you a perfectly good item and you expect me to bring it to you too? You wonder about people's sense of entitlement.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-89481153788413486442016-03-12T10:12:23.995-08:002016-03-12T10:12:23.995-08:00June is a good time for garage sales. Clutter can...June is a good time for garage sales. Clutter can be such a drag.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-63432712185076611922016-03-12T10:11:51.527-08:002016-03-12T10:11:51.527-08:00Exactly. Whenever you guys get a regular permanen...Exactly. Whenever you guys get a regular permanent home again (if ever) you two would probably be happy in a studio apartment :)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-82677493652570790432016-03-12T10:11:17.911-08:002016-03-12T10:11:17.911-08:00? What's the plan? A match tee hee! My Mom ...? What's the plan? A match tee hee! My Mom was so much a packrat, still is but I downsized most of it. She has an extreme love for magaznes so I try and pack them away from her place any chance I get.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-52622678783469631022016-03-12T10:10:28.959-08:002016-03-12T10:10:28.959-08:00Yikes - 3 houses! You have lots of time to work y...Yikes - 3 houses! You have lots of time to work your way through it. Good idea to spread the love around though.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-54622634643421751342016-03-12T10:09:48.405-08:002016-03-12T10:09:48.405-08:00That's a very good idea and what doesn't s...That's a very good idea and what doesn't sell is definitely going to our hospital thrift store - my favorite one!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-18412772081294311532016-03-12T10:09:18.551-08:002016-03-12T10:09:18.551-08:00We don't have car boots here or I would totall...We don't have car boots here or I would totally do that too - like the social aspect as well. Only garage sales.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-35670916650068531572016-03-12T10:08:53.866-08:002016-03-12T10:08:53.866-08:00Hubby is not a hoarder but does have trouble letti...Hubby is not a hoarder but does have trouble letting go of stuff. One rule I have always had is that we need to be able to park both vehicles in the garage - so far so good.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-77143127519404065372016-03-12T10:08:10.585-08:002016-03-12T10:08:10.585-08:00I love that idea. We do have craigslist but the f...I love that idea. We do have craigslist but the flakes that call you and never show up drive me crazy. The facebook site has pretty strict rules or they remove you from the group so I like that and so far have been 100% satisfied after selling about 10 items and buying 2.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-14200716041735509382016-03-12T10:07:03.500-08:002016-03-12T10:07:03.500-08:00I probably would be a much better minimalist if I ...I probably would be a much better minimalist if I was single, at one time lived in an over a garage apartment of 250 sq foot on the ocean. I don't get easily attached to stuff so can let go of it. I could actually be a vagabond traveling the world out of a suitcase, as long as I could have a camera and a laptop.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-9598067142706484892016-03-12T10:05:56.837-08:002016-03-12T10:05:56.837-08:00Life seems to be a constant purge, doesn't it?...Life seems to be a constant purge, doesn't it?Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-61946574053459510682016-03-12T10:05:39.437-08:002016-03-12T10:05:39.437-08:00I love the facebook site as you have to have been ...I love the facebook site as you have to have been on facebook over a year and if you do not conform to the rules they kick you out. It seems to work much better than listing items on Craigslist where every nut job calls you then never shows up.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-31050901858168617962016-03-07T17:34:22.743-08:002016-03-07T17:34:22.743-08:00How nice to have a facebook bidding site! I could ...How nice to have a facebook bidding site! I could certainly get rid of a few items. I have found that clutter is sneaking up on me!Jeannie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766808321988009247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-27288338000744615552016-03-07T16:32:18.498-08:002016-03-07T16:32:18.498-08:00I admire you for ferreting out things out to sell....I admire you for ferreting out things out to sell. Well done.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-72665364626071395822016-03-07T04:59:49.049-08:002016-03-07T04:59:49.049-08:00I wouldn't have thought of you as a minimalist...I wouldn't have thought of you as a minimalist. Funny how we see ourselves. Me? I'm a minimalist-wanna-be.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-36553172563671380872016-03-06T13:15:36.143-08:002016-03-06T13:15:36.143-08:00We have a company called Rhea Lanas. They have a b...We have a company called Rhea Lanas. They have a big sale for one week twice a year. you just price the items and you bring them to where the sale is being held and you get 70% of the asking price and Rhea Lanas gets 30%. It is way easier than a garage sale and you don't have to be there haggling over a quarter. For bigger ticket items, I sell them on Craigslist, Not sure you have craigslist in Canada. I make a lot of money off of Craigslist. Then of course, I donate, but that is hard because I don't want to see my stuff at any of the thrift shops I go to...and I go to all of them around here!RandomGoodsVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317323644521053174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-42208475400017788892016-03-06T07:04:49.209-08:002016-03-06T07:04:49.209-08:00We got rid of a lot when we moved, but we still ha...We got rid of a lot when we moved, but we still have a bunch. With the kids on weekends, they have to go through & find 10 things to: recycle, toss, or donate. Every weekend. Most weekends we find more. When you have them bringing in all of their crazy school work, cute "rocks", they grow out of clothes, etc. <br /><br />I cleaned out most of the house over the holidays, but the garage is my nemesis. M is quite a hoarder. Hawaii Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760426766801381563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-25913624737695559412016-03-06T03:20:46.182-08:002016-03-06T03:20:46.182-08:00Car booting for us, we like the social side of sel...Car booting for us, we like the social side of selling as much as the financial benefits. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-20464117623878352016-03-05T21:58:48.558-08:002016-03-05T21:58:48.558-08:00Hard to get rid of things without a yard for a yar...Hard to get rid of things without a yard for a yard sale, and managing selling online is hard for me (did it once with Mom's things when they wouldn't let me have an estate sale in her condo). I usually donate what I don't need and let the Hospital Economy shop make the money to invest in our heath system. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-48673236365419036012016-03-05T18:09:38.634-08:002016-03-05T18:09:38.634-08:00My Dad had enough stuff to fill 3 houses!!! Today ...My Dad had enough stuff to fill 3 houses!!! Today under the pretense of a roadtrip we took 2 boxes of books, 4 boxes of kitchen doodads and a bag full of pots and pans to Ottawa, On. Garage sale seasons is still pretty far here so I need to get rid of things now!!! But I am sure we will have more than enough for a garage sale! <br />As for us? We always have an empty box ready to welcome unwanted things?Vonlipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-77322046716795560762016-03-05T16:17:06.073-08:002016-03-05T16:17:06.073-08:00I'm married to the packrattiest of packrats, b...I'm married to the packrattiest of packrats, but I have a plan...The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-42053760606961557392016-03-05T15:47:36.897-08:002016-03-05T15:47:36.897-08:00When we got rid of our house, we got rid of the ab...When we got rid of our house, we got rid of the ability to accumulate excess "stuff"!<br /><br />As George Carlin said, a house is simply a place to keep your "stuff". Google George Carlin and "stuff" on youtube. Hilarious.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-65014974035202237862016-03-05T15:13:32.110-08:002016-03-05T15:13:32.110-08:00I have a LOT to get rid of and have a yard sale pl...I have a LOT to get rid of and have a yard sale planned for June. Whatever doesn't get sold will go to Goodwill. I brought back 2 truck loads from the house I had in PEI and then when I thought I wanted a trailer I purchased some things for it. I don't think I'm a minimalist but truly look forward to getting the clutter from these other places GONE!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-7426618700846528412016-03-05T14:06:53.753-08:002016-03-05T14:06:53.753-08:00I am currently getting rid of 10 items a week. I ...I am currently getting rid of 10 items a week. I wait until I have a couple of weeks worth boxed than take it to the Salvation Army drop off. We also have a community "free" fb page and I have occasionally listed things as free. Amazingly some of the people who respond want me to take their free item to their house. It just doesn't work that way for me.Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com