Comments on: Unloading the Boxes http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Krista http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Krista Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:23:22 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1883 Well, two weeks ago, we found that by rarely cleaning out our closets, we benefitted greatly (not exactly endorsing that method here!). My husband has had two Stafford suits in the closet that he got back in 1989-1990 when he was in a music group. He'd been threatening to get rid of them for a long time. We have a growing 15 year old son. He didn't have any suits--so he tried them on, and, WOW! They fit PERFECT-LY. All they needed was some dry-cleaning and pressing. We figured the $23 to clean and press them both was worth it, at only 15-18% of the original cost of like-quality suits. My teenage daughter is also growing. I had dresses saved from my college days '(88-90). In this case, they were special dresses that my mom had made and ones I wouldn't ever wear again but wanted to keep. I didn't know that they would fit my daughter like they were made for her! Double blessing! But wait, there's more. Our youngest daughter is now wearing a dress of my older daughter's. Not quite as amazing, perhaps, but this dress was a kit that came all the way from Australia and one I smocked. We feel pretty blessed to be able to provide this quality clothing for our children for Easter Sunday. I think we'll be sorting clothes with a different mindset from now on (however long the window of opportunity lasts!). Sometimes the Lord has you hang onto things and you don't know why! Krista Well, two weeks ago, we found that by rarely cleaning out our closets, we benefitted greatly (not exactly endorsing that method here!).

My husband has had two Stafford suits in the closet that he got back in 1989-1990 when he was in a music group. He’d been threatening to get rid of them for a long time.

We have a growing 15 year old son. He didn’t have any suits–so he tried them on, and, WOW! They fit PERFECT-LY. All they needed was some dry-cleaning and pressing. We figured the $23 to clean and press them both was worth it, at only 15-18% of the original cost of like-quality suits.

My teenage daughter is also growing. I had dresses saved from my college days ‘(88-90). In this case, they were special dresses that my mom had made and ones I wouldn’t ever wear again but wanted to keep. I didn’t know that they would fit my daughter like they were made for her! Double blessing!

But wait, there’s more. Our youngest daughter is now wearing a dress of my older daughter’s. Not quite as amazing, perhaps, but this dress was a kit that came all the way from Australia and one I smocked.

We feel pretty blessed to be able to provide this quality clothing for our children for Easter Sunday.

I think we’ll be sorting clothes with a different mindset from now on (however long the window of opportunity lasts!).

Sometimes the Lord has you hang onto things and you don’t know why!

Krista

]]> By: Ewokgirl http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Ewokgirl Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:24:33 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1874 I'm big on purging. I can't stand to have stuff taking up space for no reason at all. But sometimes that leads me to get rid of things that I later regret. The one big example of that for me is the box of coins my grandfather left to me. He collected coins. His collection wasn't worth anything; it was mostly just coins he got during WWII. They were kept in a little treasure box. After more than a decade of dusting that little treasure box that didn't really fit in with my decor, I decided to get rid of it. I deeply regret that decision now because that collection was special to my grandfather, and I just dumped it. I would love to be able to look through those old coins now. I didn't realize the (sentimental) treasure I had. Ah, youth and stupidity... I’m big on purging. I can’t stand to have stuff taking up space for no reason at all. But sometimes that leads me to get rid of things that I later regret. The one big example of that for me is the box of coins my grandfather left to me. He collected coins. His collection wasn’t worth anything; it was mostly just coins he got during WWII. They were kept in a little treasure box. After more than a decade of dusting that little treasure box that didn’t really fit in with my decor, I decided to get rid of it.

I deeply regret that decision now because that collection was special to my grandfather, and I just dumped it. I would love to be able to look through those old coins now. I didn’t realize the (sentimental) treasure I had. Ah, youth and stupidity…

]]> By: kim http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 kim Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:19:39 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1873 I took baby clothes to a consignment sale. It hurt a little when I saw the cute little pink outfits being sold but I looked at the people buying them and I was glad they were able to make their little baby girls look cute for just a couple of bucks. I made $143 off that sale and have so much more to sell off. I took baby clothes to a consignment sale. It hurt a little when I saw the cute little pink outfits being sold but I looked at the people buying them and I was glad they were able to make their little baby girls look cute for just a couple of bucks. I made $143 off that sale and have so much more to sell off.

]]> By: Val http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Val Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:19:25 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1872 This was an excellent post. I have been having debates over all our excess junk for weeks! Our family of 3 lives in a small 1 bedroom apt. and it irritates me how all of our closets, shelves, drawers & cupboards are overflowing. I can't even find what I need because it is all too tightly packed! D.I. has a donation container near our home and I am going to take advantage of it thanks to your nudge. This was an excellent post. I have been having debates over all our excess junk for weeks! Our family of 3 lives in a small 1 bedroom apt. and it irritates me how all of our closets, shelves, drawers & cupboards are overflowing. I can’t even find what I need because it is all too tightly packed!
D.I. has a donation container near our home and I am going to take advantage of it thanks to your nudge.

]]> By: Francie http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Francie Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:36:04 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1871 Absolutely. I've decided that Spring 2008 is the year of purge. (Clutter, that is...honestly, we didn't overcelebrate St. Pat's Day.) We're going through with three boxes. What we can donate to someone, what we want to store in the attic (this will be the smallest box), and what we're going to toss. I'm going to add a lesson on recycling to this too so we'll see that all that stuff that they (and me!) so desperately wanted didn't really bring as much happiness as we thought...and we'll try to brainstorm ways we could have/should have used that money to help others. I think it will be a good exercise. Absolutely. I’ve decided that Spring 2008 is the year of purge. (Clutter, that is…honestly, we didn’t overcelebrate St. Pat’s Day.)

We’re going through with three boxes. What we can donate to someone, what we want to store in the attic (this will be the smallest box), and what we’re going to toss. I’m going to add a lesson on recycling to this too so we’ll see that all that stuff that they (and me!) so desperately wanted didn’t really bring as much happiness as we thought…and we’ll try to brainstorm ways we could have/should have used that money to help others.

I think it will be a good exercise.

]]> By: Brenda@CoffeeTeaBooks&Me http://frugalhacks.com/2008/03/19/unloading-the-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Brenda@CoffeeTeaBooks&Me Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:25:12 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=521#comment-1870 This is so timely! I have been thinking about the two big boxes of fabric taking up space on much needed shelves in my garage. They are the remaining fabrics from the time I had a craft business (like ten years ago). Perhaps this is another nudge to find them a needy home. This is so timely! I have been thinking about the two big boxes of fabric taking up space on much needed shelves in my garage.

They are the remaining fabrics from the time I had a craft business (like ten years ago).

Perhaps this is another nudge to find them a needy home.

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