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The Joy of Giving Things Away

May 6, 2021 by Penny 5 Comments
plaid baby blanket

For a long time, almost all I talked about was decluttering. Why? I had a lot of stuff. In many respects, I still do, despite making a tremendous amount of progress. When I first started blogging, it wasn’t just to track my pennies–or pick them up. I wanted to spend and save more intentionally. After … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: buy nothing, Buy Nothing group, decluttering, Marie Kondo, minimalism

The Benefits of a Buy Nothing Group…Two Months In

January 26, 2021 by Penny 7 Comments
Blocks from Buy Nothing group

Okay, okay. I know I’m late to the party. Many people have been in Buy Nothing groups for years. But I have an excuse! We live in a really weird slice of our town that basically hovers right outside the boundaries of two different Buy Nothing groups. As a result, I’d long given up on … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: Buy Nothing group, decluttering, minimalism

5 Seasonal Shopping Tips You Actually Need–No, Really!

November 25, 2020 by Penny 4 Comments
Holiday Gift Bags Shopping Tips You Actually Need

There’s a chill in the air and a battle over when Christmas music can be played. The start of the holiday season is unmistakable. With all the promise of glitter and gifts, there’s also plenty of advice that gets floated around. Only spend X dollars. Purchase precisely Y things. Make sure you have Z experiences. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: Black Friday, Christmas, Christmas shopping, consumerism, holiday shopping, minimalism

40 Days of Decluttering

February 26, 2020 by Penny 7 Comments
40 Days of Decluttering Project Planning

I used to be really good at decluttering. So good, in fact, that I landed myself on a minimalism podcast (Tiny Bites rocks!). But things came to screeching halt at the end of last year, and I’ve been struggling to embrace decluttering like I once did. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what happened. In fact, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: charity, clutter, decluttering, giving, kindness, minimalism

Should I Give Up Selling on Poshmark?

January 29, 2020 by Penny 22 Comments
Give Up on Poshmark Sales Quit

My, how the mighty fall. And by the mighty, I mean me. Poshmark was one of the first motivators I found to declutter and to side hustle online, and now I’m wondering if I should give up selling on Poshmark entirely. When I first started selling on Poshmark, an $8 sale for a leather belt … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: decluttering, minimalism, online income, Poshmark, Poshmark sales, side hustle

3 More Things My Toddler Taught Me About Minimalism

October 16, 2019 by Penny 2 Comments
3 More Things My Toddle Taught Me About Minimalism

Babies don’t have to be expensive. They don’t require a lot of stuff. Except…they definitely are and they kind of do. There are myriad ways to cut costs when it comes to child rearing. But there’s no denying the breathtaking burden of childcare and college tuition.  It’s easier to combat clutter that college costs, but … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: calm, childcare, decluttering, hand-me-downs, minimalism, parenting, secondhand, toddler, toys

What I Decluttered & How I Know I’m Not Done: July 2019

August 28, 2019 by Penny 4 Comments

My decluttering journey has ebbed and flowed all year. In fact, one month I didn’t part with a single thing. While I still maintain that no journey is a straight line and decluttering has to be done with starts and stops, I can now say something else. Sometimes, decluttering is a flurry. All last month, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: decluttering, decluttering update, minimalism

“I Don’t Buy My Kid Toys”: June 2019 Decluttering Update

July 10, 2019 by Penny 11 Comments
Decluttering Update June 2019

“I don’t buy my kid toys.” I remember hearing that sentence like it was yesterday. But it wasn’t. It was 12 years ago, and it was at my parents’ house. My cousins were visiting for the holidays with their 1-year-old baby, and that comment was part of their very grateful acceptance of the gift we … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: birthdays, consumerism, decluttering, gifts, minimalism, toddler, toys

3 Things I Learned When I Stopped Decluttering

June 24, 2019 by Penny 16 Comments
Why I Stopped Decluttering

It’s true. I decluttered exactly zero things in May. None. Zilch. Zero. Nada. After months of detailed recaps outlining everything I decluttered, I simply walked away from it all. And like most things in life, the reasons are complicated.  In May, the school year was winding down. Except it wasn’t. Instead of the usual decrescendo … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: clutter, consumerism, decluttering, growth, minimalism, process, Thoreau

I’m Not a Minimalist…Am I?

May 1, 2019 by Penny 6 Comments
I'm Not a Minimalist Am I Podcast

A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. A minimalist by any other name would still have less stuff. Right? I try to not get caught up in labels on this blog. In fact, it’s probably one of the many fundamental flaws in my overall blogging strategy. It flies in the face … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Declutter Tagged: clutter, consumerism, decluttering, minimalism, podcast, Tiny Bites
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