I Started With Nothing....

By HazySue
@HazySue (39268)
Gouverneur, New York
January 26, 2018 2:32pm CST
Do you ever have the feeling that the more you try to make money the less it comes your way? I have just finished paying my bills and have found that my money is stretched to the breaking point. I don[t know why but I thought for sure that I would have a little bit left after paying everything. No such luck. Oh well, such is life. At least my bills are all paid and I still have a full refrigerator. We will be having a huge yard sale next month, hopefully that will bring more money in. I have many things I need to sale because of our recent downsizing. We can't fit everything in this house. I am glad we have this opportunity to really clean out all of the things we have been carting from house to house. A lot of these things I haven't even used or looked at in years. It time for them to go to a new home. Do you ever find things in your home and not even remember you had them? Then you know it's time to get a move on and clean them out. Hope everyone in myLotland is having a great day.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 18
I keep thinking that I should declutter, but never get round to it.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Jan 18
You should make the effort so that you will have room for more clutter in the future.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 Jan 18
@jaboUK Yes, but sadly true.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
27 Jan 18
@Asylum Very droll
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119516)
• United States
26 Jan 18
It is hard when you are stretched so thin. I've been there. I hope the yard sale helps.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Jan 18
So do I. It should bring in a decent amount of money. We have furniture and all kinds of household items plus tools to sell.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Jan 18
@NJChicaa we will.
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patgalca
@patgalca (18363)
• Orangeville, Ontario
26 Jan 18
I feel the same way. I've been trying to have a garage sale for 2 years but I need the help of my family members. I have piles of stuff downstairs to sell... or should I donate and hope I will be blessed in return? I need to get rid of the clutter but I also need money desperately.
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patgalca
@patgalca (18363)
• Orangeville, Ontario
26 Jan 18
@HazySue With my fibromyalgia there are only so many times I can walk up and down the stairs. I definitely need help.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
@patgalca I know what you mean. Do they understand that it would bring money into the house that is needed?
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Jan 18
I finally have the help of my husband and my sister-in-law. I will donate what we don't sell. A yard sale is hard work, you need more than one person to get it ready and to man it. I hope you can get them to join in and help.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60954)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jan 18
I've got a book shelf that needs me to not look and just dump into a bag.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
26 Jan 18
I hate to get rid of my books. I do, but I hate too.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (60954)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Jan 18
@HazySue I agree with you. I also have a collection of large gardening and Impressionist art books that I plan to pack with me though they are heavy and cumbersome.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
@sallypup We all have our priorities don't we? My Civil War books are mine.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
27 Jan 18
We used to have alot my mom saved but neevr touched. Over the years ive been able to get her to throw stuff out. Glad your bills are paid and fridge is stocked!
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
Thanks, so am I. I was never able to convince my mother to stop saving everything she touched.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
27 Jan 18
@HazySue my grandmother is such a hoarder.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@Courtlynn I guess we all have a hoarder somewhere in our family.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (62063)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
26 Jan 18
We don't live in an area where a garage sale would be worth the time we put into it. Hence why I do as much online as I can for the extra money for when things get tight.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
If I tried to sell most of these items online the postage to ship them would be outrageous.
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
26 Jan 18
My house is littered with items that I have bought and only ever used once. I guess this is a common situation across the globe.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
I think most people do tend to buy things and not use them. I know I am guilty of doing so.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
27 Jan 18
@HazySue Items often seem more desirable and useful until we actually aquire them.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@Asylum True. When we get them home we have all the good intentions in the world but there they sit neglected.
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Kareng
@kareng (59050)
• United States
23 Apr 22
I have lots of those items! I need to do a major clean out here!! I hope your garage sale is successful!!
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Kareng
@kareng (59050)
• United States
24 Apr 22
@HazySue That is great!!
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
23 Apr 22
It was. What we didn't sell, we gave to helping hands.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166672)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jan 18
I haven't done that in quite sometime.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166672)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jan 18
@HazySue ..... I used to go to those every weekend. Haven't in years. Hope it is successful for you.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
Neither have we. My sister-in-law mentioned that she wanted to have a yard sale and my husband decided that we would join her.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@celticeagle I used to go to garage sales a lot. I have slowed down in the past year.
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
27 Jan 18
I have more junk than things worth selling
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
28 Jan 18
@HazySue you could uncover all manner of mysterious things
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@valmnz that is so true. I am even finding pictures of people I have never seen in my life.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
I now have not only my junk but my mothers to deal with. She passed away and I have been sorting through hers and others that I don['t know. It seems she let people use the storage building to store their things. I have no idea who they are so I suppose their stuff in my stuff.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jan 18
I had that feeling today when I paid the last of my bills. Good idea to have a yard sale next month. I don't do those, I just take them to the thrift store.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Jan 18
@HazySue That's great you were able to sell some to an antique store.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
I have taken an unbelievable amount of things to the thrift stores. Now I am left with some valuable and not so valuable things. I had an antique dealer stop over and look at what I have and they bought some of the furniture, glass wear and coins. I now am planning to sell things and what doesn't sell will be donated..
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@just4him I was happy to get rid of the stuff.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339464)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Jan 18
I have so much that I don't need and now don't even want any more. I think we need to have a garage sale too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339464)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jan 18
@HazySue I'm a bit loath to have one here as we are a bit isolated and I don't want all and sundry knowing where we live. It might tempt bad elements to come fossicking around when we're not home.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
28 Jan 18
@JudyEv I can understand your feelings. If was out in an area that was sparsely populated I would not have a garage sale either.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
It's a good way to get rid of things and make a little money at the same time.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
13 Feb 18
I had to go through my boxes looking for things and found things I did not know I had. I did not find what I was looking for but kept out some things I did find.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
14 Feb 18
It is a nice thing to find things you have forgotten you have while cleaning up.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
15 Feb 18
@Hannihar true, but you don't always get what you want.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
15 Feb 18
@HazySue Yes, but, it would have been nicer to find what I really needed Susan.
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Gaia Noor
@gaianoor (1117)
• Tirana, Albania
27 Jan 18
Every time i open a box i find something new
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
It's almost like opening a gift.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jan 18
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Gaia Noor
@gaianoor (1117)
• Tirana, Albania
29 Jan 18
@HazySue i have to start a new habit, not to open new boxes
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RK Finnell
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
27 Jan 18
I'm always surprised if I have any money at all left over when I get paid. There are also times when I think I'll have money then something will come up and there it goes!
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
We used money we shouldn't have to pay bills in two houses. Now that we are selling one it should become much easier to make it through the month and might even leave us with money left over
Dominique
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Jan 18
It's hard when this happens. Sorry to hear that things didn't go the way you planned.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
27 Jan 18
@HazySue It's good to keep a positive attitude. One thing at a time.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
Things will get better. I am sure we will do ok.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
26 Jan 18
Hope that you will somehow find some more money somewhere.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
We will be fine. I receive my social security check in a couple of weeks.
paigea
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
31 Jan 18
It seems I am steadily decluttering and still there is clutter. Found one file of papers for the burn pile today
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
2 Feb 18
that's how it seems to go. Once you think you are finished cleaning out you find there is still more left.
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
26 Jan 18
I'm working on that!
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
So am I. It seems to take longer to get rid of things than to obtain them.
Babes Says
@BabeSays (8575)
• Mauritius
27 Jan 18
That's how it is my friend. We use most of our money in paylling bills and some other expenses. Sometimes we want to make some saving but end up spending all of it. Money does last.
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Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Jan 18
Most people do seem to live check to check. It doesn't get any easier with the prices going up.