5 Ways to Get Rid of Too Much Stuff

If you look around your home, you will probably realize many things you don’t need. But you can get rid of too much stuff with generosity, sales and storing valuables away.

Store Some Stuff

If you are running out of space or getting ready for a Spring clean, you will need to reduce the number of things around your home. However, not everything is useless, and some items may hold sentimental and monetary value. Fortunately, you don’t need to take things to the dump, and you can safely store away more valuables or valuable items. For example, you can book self storage today for units of all sizes. Typical storage units are excellent for storing essential documents, boxes, and bulky items like desks and furniture.

Give it Away

Of course, you can simply give away things you don’t need to people who do. For example, family and friends might be all too happy to use your old dining table. Or perhaps you upgraded your main TV lately and have nowhere for your smaller old one. On the other hand, the kids next door would probably love a flatscreen for their video games console. And then there are charity stores that could use the money from your old item sales for good causes. However, bear in mind you may have to pay for transit between your home and a store for larger items.

Sell it Online

Giving valuable items to those less fortunate is a commendable thing to do. However, it’s possible you need the money yourself rather than the objects. Selling online is easier than ever, and you can use sites like eBay and Amazon for free. But they might charge a small commission for any sales. Further, you will need a digital payment system such as PayPal for selling items online. But don’t worry, it’s easy to set up a PayPal account so long as you hold a valid bank account. You might even enjoy online sales and make a side-hustle out of it.

Upcycle or Repurpose

If you are a bit crafty or artsy, everyday items are useful for other things. For example, you can repurpose old (and clean) shower curtains as tablecloths or CD spindle holders for cable storage. Upcycling might require more work, but it works well for unique materials like glass, wood and metal. For example, you should be using energy-saving LED bulbs in your home. But old filament bulbs can make beautiful glass hanging vases, or an old washing machine drum is perfect for a DIY backyard fire pit. 

Send for Recycling

Upcycling and repurposing aren’t always possible, and you might not be an artistic person. But you can send things to recycling rather than taking things to a standard landfill. This is a better choice since many things don’t get recycled when possible. As an example, only 9% of recyclable plastics go to processing plants. This means almost all reusable plastic fills up landfill space or ends up in the wild and the oceans. Most local dumping sites will tell you what can and cannot be recycled, and they will direct you to the appropriate bins.

Summary

It’s easy to accumulate too much stuff. But you can get rid of most of it by giving it away to people who need it. Or you can create new things for your online sales side-hustle.