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Gumtree did a survey to find out how much unwanted stuff Australians have. The answer was $4,200 of per household. That's a lot of money to be tied up in items that we don't even want. Across Australia this adds up to 34 billion dollars worth of unwanted stuff. $34,000,000,000! That's a lot of stuff just sitting around. It's probably even more The survey said the average household has 25 unwanted items. So far my wife and I have sold more than 300* items, with another 60 already listed and more items still to be added. Surely 25 items per household is just the tip of the iceberg. What do you think? How many unwanted items do you have at your place? Do you reckon it would be more that 25? People are cashing in It's estimated that 100 million items were sold second-hand last year. Millenials are leading the way making almost $2000 per person. In the last year 56% of Aussies have sold something second hand, including 1.3 million people making their first o...

Our place has a great view. That and saving almost $2000 a year are benefits of decluttering. My visiting friend Today, upon seeing the view, my friend's phone appeared in seconds. Not our first visitor to impersonate a tourist and definitely not the last. Later in conversation he commended my wife and I on recycling (by selling our excess possessions) rather than adding them to landfill. He was also glad that we were making some handy money from it. But it's even better that he knows. This is not about selling Is this another story about how much you can make by selling your unwanted items? No. At least not this time. Today I'm talking property and how to save on what is probably your biggest expense. How to shrink your rent When my wife and I were looking around to find our current place it came down to a final two. This one has a great view. The other was in much newer condition. Those two things cancelled each other out. The other place also had a slight...

Here's a question that came my way: "I plan on parting with a lot of things. But do I attempt to sell or just pass my belongings onto an op-shop? It feels overwhelming that I could be drawing out the length of the process by trying to sell." It's a good question. Here are four reasons why selling is great - and really helps you declutter. 1. You know it goes to someone who'll use it. There's something reassuring about an item you once loved going to a "good home". My wife sold her old money box to a mum and daughter for a small amount. It's nice to imagine the kid cheerfully saving up her pocket money in it - and makes it so much easier to part with. She'll get far enjoyment from it than we ever did. 2. Selling makes saying goodbye easier. My once-beloved jacket had not been worn for years and was an obvious candidate to be given away. Still, to see it go was difficult. Thirty dollars made it a whole lot easier. Many other items are in th...

Do you feel like you have too much stuff? Is your home full of things you never use? Would you like to swap them for cash? We did My wife and I have sold more than 550 items online as we downsize and we've learnt a bit along the way. I've put some of our best tips into this handy ebook. I hope you can use these tips so you too can have less clutter and more cash. Enter your email address below to receive the book for free. Less Clutter More Cash Get my new ebook for free. PS. This will subscribe to the But Wait There's Less email list, so you'll know when the new updated version of the book is available. You can unsubscribe at any time.

My wife and I have sold more than 200 items online as we've been downsizing. We've made a fair bit of cash, and also learnt a thing or two along the way. I've put some of our tips in a small ebook. In the spirit of downsizing and less-is-more I've kept my cover design fairly simple. Which one do you prefer and why? Let me know in the comments. The ebook it will be a free download to those subscribed to But Wait There's Less . Update: The book is now available .