I'm thrilled that so many of you have taken up the
The challenge is simple: "purge" your home of unwanted or unused items as a means of simplifying your life, decluttering your home and perhaps making a bit of extra cash in the process. "30 in 30" describes the goal of finding one item to dispose of daily, or if you prefer, 30 items for the month.
You'll earn the most points (3 points) if you manage to sell your items on eBay, Craig's List, or elsewhere, but you can also donate your items to charity (1.5 points) or barter with others (1.5 points). As a last resort, you'll earn a single point for each item you dispose of by simply throwing it away.
My progress has been slower than many of you, but here are the seven items I've rounded up so far, to mark my progress at the end of the first week:
- 4 books, to be donated to the library: 6 points
- 1 VCR tape, to be donated to cable company for recycling: 1.5 points
- 2 household items to be donated to Good Will: 3 points
1st week total: 10.5 points
Your own results may vary. If you meet the monthly goal of disposing of 30 items during the month of January, and depending on how you dispose of your things, you may earn as little as 30 points (if you simply threw everything away) or as much as 90 points, if you sold everything.
I'll be posting weekly updates and inviting all of you to do the same.
If you haven't done so already, show us what you're made of and record your progress here!
January 8th, 2010 at 04:15 pm 1262967319
Donated 39 items (mostly clothes): 58.5 pts
Trashed 4 shirts: 4 pts
Total for the week: 71.5 points
January 8th, 2010 at 05:13 pm 1262970781
Disposed of DH's old spices and recycled 2 jars 3pts
This morning's triumph was selling DD's outgrown skates on Craigslist for another 3 points.
So I'm currently at 18 points, but am going to the Salvation Army this afternoon!
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