| Over time, you accumulate garbage you may not | | | | get to appreciate your collection more, and unless |
| know you still have. The best solution right now | | | | music is your life, these CDs are just taking up |
| would be to clean house and sell the things that | | | | vital space. |
| are still good enough but are already useless for | | | | 4. Makeup. Of course you won't share your |
| you. How do you do that? Here are tips to follow: | | | | makeup. First of all, it's unhygienic. But when you |
| 1. Old clothes. If there are things you haven't | | | | buy a lot, some makeup companies give freebies |
| worn for over a year, put them all in a box and | | | | for an x amount of purchase. These are extras |
| put a price tag on each one of these. Someone | | | | that you've probably never used. See what they |
| else will have better use for them, and if they are | | | | are and think about why you have something else |
| as good as new, it's even easier to sell them. | | | | better. And if these are branded, you can |
| When it comes to shoes, the ones you won't | | | | certainly get good prices for these. |
| wear will get brittle. Rubber shoes, in particular, | | | | 5. Old magazines and books. As soon as newer |
| have a certain life span. The longer you leave | | | | issues arrive, the magazines are pretty much |
| them alone, the more prone they will be to break | | | | useless. As for the books, you may also have |
| apart once you wear them. Sell them as well | | | | some lying around that you're no longer interested |
| while they still look good. Someone out there is in | | | | in. With the new Kindle out in the market, you can |
| dire need of running shoes but just don't have the | | | | always have copies of it in your hard drive. Sell |
| means to pay for a pair at its full price. | | | | these to second-hand bookstores and keep the |
| 2. Old boyfriend gifts. Sure, they hold emotional | | | | ones that you actually read. |
| value for you, but like you're ex, these things | | | | Stashing and trashing things takes a lot of |
| belong to your past. Your current relationship is | | | | willpower. But remember, you'll benefit from |
| what's most important. Take a look at mementos | | | | learning how to organize. When you learn how to |
| that are just lying around and give them to | | | | make money from your old items, the |
| people who need them. While these things bring | | | | experience becomes even more fulfilling. So, take |
| back old memories, these are also reminders of | | | | a closer look at the things you have at home and |
| failed relationships. Why keep them when they | | | | start fixing. When you make this a habit, you free |
| only bring back tears in your eyes? | | | | yourself from the dust bunnies that accumulate |
| 3. Old CDs. Sure you love music, but as long as | | | | along with these things. It's actually easy because |
| these are already in your music player, you should | | | | all you need to come up with right now is a simple |
| be fine. Professional DJs and music aficionados will | | | | system. |