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Thank you!
It would be great to know where donations can be made of the items decluttered from your home. Of course unusable items should be tossed but some items could get a new home!
I've given many books to family members who appreciate , enjoy and treasure them !
Except for the paperwork (which I dread,as I always think I will end up tossing someone important) I've done it all….and I still feel as if its TOO much stuff🙁
I have done just about every category on this video over the past two months. Only thing I have not touched is the junk drawer because nothing in it belongs to me.
In last 4 years I have hit every item in your list. Thanks for inspiring me to a calm, less stressful life Joshua. Grateful.
90% of my attic could go with no problem!
This is really good! Wish I could save it, but you tube charges to.
I don't know if anyone has responded to the books being decluttered, but my town's public library has book sales event 2 times a year, one in Fall one in Spring. It lasts for 3 days. The last day if you bring a bag or I believe they have some donated there, when you fill that bag with books, you get that bag for a very small price. The sales events monies, 2 times every year, is to contribute to the public library!! The books come from the library but mostly from donations from people!!! Donations are also tax deductible, but ask your tax person on that to be sure. So if you do get rid of books and do not sell them at yard sales, try giving them, to your local public library or (children's books) to your local police department, child protection services, grade school, church for Sunday School, any place where children are and in need of education, distraction, uplifting. 💖 Keep circulating books!!!
I struggle to declutter when it means throwing items right into the landfill. Are there recycling programs or companies you advise using to avoid adding to pollution and waste? Of course there's donating, but many places still throw items away. This tree hugger is open to any advice!
Left out wife and kids
This is a perfect list & not too overwhelming
I began my journey into decluttering, creating a capsule wardrobe, and living a more minimal life in 2016. It was a monumental shift for me given I was a collector, sentimental about everything (thus holding on to anything and everything), an idealist (‘I’ll be that size again someday), and someone who often purchased out of emotion.
Your content has helped change my entire life. I now have two kids and see how this change I embarked on years ago has continued to serve our entire family. I can clean the entire house easily. My daughters friends often remark about how our house is the “clean one” – they really mean that it’s minimal and uncluttered – flat surfaces are clear. My anxiety is less. I don’t feel the need to constantly purchase, consume or keep up with anyone. Getting myself and the kids dressed is simple. Decision fatigue is gone. Friends can drop by and I’m not embarrassed if they open a door or closet/drawer. My kids (5&2)are able to play easily but also pick up all their toys and clean their rooms in under 15 minutes. We purchase gifts and items with intention and purpose. I finally reached a place where I go to bed feeling no stress about stuff /a mess because my home is decluttered, peaceful and has been reset for the next morning.
Thank you so much for the inspiration and value you provide in this space. It’s transformative!
Please give ideas what to do with the things mentioned
We’ve donated our (grateful) but unwanted Xmas gifts to a local charity
Josh I did this a couple of years ago after watching your channel – continue to do it on a regular basis – it’s a game changer and you end up saving money as you don’t over buy
Thanks for the great list Joshua. Happy New Year!
I got rid of 10 plastic water bottles. The water tasted like soap and was terrible. I replaced them with 1 glass water bottle and love them! No yucky aftertaste !
This is my 2 .5 year decluttering journey towards a simpler home. I have more to declutter, but I am now conscious about what comes in the house.
This video wore me out . But some great ideas starting on one right now .
Love white dudes who don't have to worry about having spare items on hand obliviously giving tips on how to live as a rich person who can buy anything they need at any time
Minimalist videos like this! Common sense!
thanks for this – i think i'll need to watch it a couple of times to keep motivated. happy new year to you, when it comes.
Kudos for me!!! Joshua, I met you in 2018 when I took a Professional Organizer course in Brazil and on your list of the 24 things, there are only two left that I haven't been able to let go of yet, which are power cords (I`m an IT worker) and books (inheritance from my grandmother). Bonus points for never having a junk drawer. Thank you for your value lessons!!!
If you have a dog, never throw out old towels, always handy, also when I have empty hangers I always buy something to hang on them, jacket, shirt, any excuse really
Looking Forward to all You have to say. 🙂
"Almost everything in your junk drawer." Truth! Lol!
Don’t just toss away those “expired” food. They don’t have expiration dates. They have “best by “ dates. Why would you throw away, say for instance a can of beans that “magically “expired a month ago? Food is expensive.
What do we do with old shoes?
Many of the things listed here can still be used. Think creatively who may be able to use them and keep them out of the landfill. A little more effort but so much more joy to know they will have another purpose
I never get tired of your advice!
This list would have been 20 minutes long from other channels, for this to be 3 minutes now that's minimalism
When we moved across the country about 1-1/2 years ago (and after I had read his book), we donated, sold, gave away and threw out almost 1/2 of the stuff we had so that we didn’t have to pay to move it, and we figured if we weren’t using it perhaps others would. Some of it had been in boxes for years.
It felt great to arrive at our new home with much less stuff.
I have been living by a few simple rules:
– if I buy something (like a pair of shoes) I have to get rid of a pair of shoes to make room for the new ones.
– no impulse purchases, I wait a week or more before an inexpensive purchase and much longer for an expensive purchase.
– I keep a list of things I call my wish list and every few months I go through it and cross off a lot of items. I rarely actually buy one of the items on that list.
I will do another walk-through of the house armed with the list from this video. Thank you.
Broken hangers, broken applicances
I like how you captured everything in 3 mins. Thx.
Great list!
I now ask myself what will it cost in time and resources to clean, maintain and repair an item before allowing it in my house.
“Less is more.” Expect for money, more is always better 😅😂
Remember to delete some kind of minimalist that do advertise, and set you on to by stuff. To be a minimalist you dont need much😊. Stick to Jochua and you be fine…