how to sell on craigslist (& other places)

debt-free

You know what excites me?

Sure, it takes time & it can be a pain in the hiney.

But, in the end, you get the sweet satisfaction of:

providing someone with something they need/want
decluttering your house
adding a little (or a lot) of padding to your wallet

The above three reasons are primarily why you should sell your stuff.

Why you should sell your stuff

Great question, I’m glad you asked.

Donating or giving away your stuff isn’t a bad thing, it’s just that there is no “awareness factor” when you conveniently & painlessly drop off your stuff.

, you have the opportunity to realize a few gems of truth (while also getting paid to do it).

First you get a lesson in hard knocks–you quickly realize that pretty much anything you buy new (with a few exceptions like Blendtec blenders...

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family, the good life

One of my favorite & most loyal readers, Joya, once made a comment along the lines of–as she gets older, she just wants things to be more & more simple.

That’s stuck with me.

I think a sign of maturity & wisdom is learning this truth:

As you know, we’re in this huge transition phase (you know I’m elbow deep in Life when things are quiet around here).

I’m undergoing quite a mindset makeover.

As we’re streamlining & downsizing our household, finances, & routines, it’s opening more time & space for some really awesome stuff.

Like spending more time with each other. Spending more time creating, rather than consuming.

I don’t race around the city, shuffling kids from activity to activity (why, here). I spend very little time in stores these days. With each bag of donated stuff to...

vegan apple pie muffins {RECIPE} + project downsize update

debt-free, dessert & bread, frugal eating

But first.

I’ve been sharing tid bits here & there on facebook about our #projectdownsize efforts. If you haven’t heard, here’s the gist of it. Our lease is up at the end of the year. Our rent will be going up slightly. Joseph & I realized, wait a sec….we’ve been paying WAY too much for rent!

We don’t need a huge house. We could be saving upwards of $500/month (a month!) that will cut our debt snowball time in half, just by moving to a smaller place.

So, off we go. We’ve secured a cozy little duplex, & as preparation to fit our family of seven & all our belongings into a home just shy of 1500 ft2 (less than half the size of our current location), we’ve got to downsize. Get rid of junk. Get rid of pretty much everything that is not 1) a necessity & 2) well-loved, & well-used.

In the...