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Extra money found

April 24th, 2010 at 04:15 pm

Thanks to Earth Day, we saw a segment on the Today show about recycling old electronics.

So I decided to check on the value of the electronics we have at Gazelle.com. Our two laptops that we never use anymore are worth a combined total of $268.

I plan to also recycle some items that don't hold any value (internal computer hard drive, Palm Pilot, our extra desktop and camera)

I'm looking forward to more space & more money in my life with less clutter.

This is not to say we may not one day get a laptop, but we've been holding onto these old electronics forever that just take up space. Its nice to know we are actually getting paid to do something good for the environment.

I also received the clothes I purchased so I went into my closet today and purged some of the items that I haven't worn in a long time. Essentially I have a basic rule, I receive 4 things, I take 4 things out. This way, clutter doesn't accumulate in my life and the clothes I get rid of are donated to Goodwill.

One of these days I'll get down to the essentials, for now I'm still working on it. Slowly but surely I'm getting there.

3 Responses to “Extra money found”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    I need to purge clothes; thanks for the reminder. Some of mine will turn into dust and cleaning cloths. A couple might get composted. Smile

  2. Homebody Says:
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    Is this a military thing or what? A dear friend of mine used to give me lots of hand-me-downs because she did the same thing. Darn her she moved to Florida 15 years ago with her doctor husband, both retired Air Force! Now I don't get the great hand-me-downs anymore. However, my coral bells in my yard are all from her. She gave me a bunch of plants and planter boxes when they moved and the plantar boxes are just now starting to fall apart. Yes 15 years later!

  3. ambitioussaver Says:
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    Homebody, it might be... whenever we try to move we only have XX amount of pounds we can move so its a great time to go through everything we have to make sure we only move the essential.

    But that said, I'm also trying to adopt a minimalist lifestyle cause, at least in my life, more stuff = more time to clean and maintain it which equals time I'd rather spend enjoying life

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