Snoopy and decluttering

Snoopy and decluttering - item #598

What do Snoopy and the Peanuts gang have to do with decluttering? It's a typical example of parting with things we no longer need. In doing so we're making money, saving money and bringing joy to the lives of others.

Peanuts

While I still enjoy the Peanuts characters, comics and movies, I wasn't really using these Linus and Lucy figures. They were sitting in a shoe box (along with Schroeder and Snoopy).

Schroeder and his piano now serve as a bookend on our bookcase. But for Linus and Lucy I decided they'd be more loved by someone else. The other day a Peanuts-loving parent bought them for her (and her kids) to enjoy. Another success is increasing the joy in the world.

Numbers

I love stats, so I keep a record of our sales. Together, these two Peanuts figures were the 598th sale my wife and I have made. This particular sale because the $8 took our combined sales to $4,500 (over several years). I've double checked with my tax accountant and this is tax-free income. :)

Of course we've saved far more in rent by having less stuff. You need a lot less space once you take 598 items out of your home. Less space costs less money.

It all adds up

The maths-inclined reader may notice that our average item sells around the $7.50 mark. That's another reason why I used this sale as an example. Mathematically it's an average sale for us.

It's not like we own super-valuable items but, like many people, we had many things - so many things - things we didn't need.

For instance we've sold 130 five-dollar items. Individually they don't seem that valuable, but together that's $650. Yes!

What did we learn?

I've summed up my best tips in Less Clutter More Cash - my free downloadable ebook.

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