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Penny Found: A Decluttering & Selling Roundup

July 12, 2017 by Penny 19 Comments

It’s no secret that I have too much stuff. Though, since I last posted, I have parted with a considerable about of clutter. Coupons and discount cards from months ago? Gone. A $1 winning lotto scratch off ticket from Christmas? Cashed in. Dozens of books? Listed for sale or donated. My progress is more slow … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Guest Posts Tagged: declutter, donations, gifts, minimalism, roundup, selling, sentimental, Swappa

Clearing Clutter: Figuring Out What I Own

July 3, 2017 by Penny 25 Comments

“I spent my 40th birthday touching everything in my house. And I haven’t done it since.” One of my in-laws shared that nugget with me last month. And while I don’t know her exact age, I do know that she isn’t 41. Did that make you shudder? Phew. Me, too.

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: consumerism, declutter, minimalism, organization, shoes, stuff

Clutter Confessions: 100-Day Countdown

April 12, 2017 by Penny 18 Comments

Today is the 100-day mark until Half Penny arrives. Countless thoughts race through my mind. Epidural or not? Boy or girl? Cloth diapers or disposables? Will I ever get an adequate explanation of the difference between a bouncer and a swing? And the most important question of all: If I had an engineering degree, would … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: closets, clutter, consumerism, declutter, excess, minimalism, organization, shoes, stuff

Bah Humbug: A Little Scrooge in Me

December 7, 2016 by Penny 22 Comments

December is a lot of things for a lot of people. For me? Well, it’s mostly a race to finish A Christmas Carol before winter break begins. The Dickens classic is part of the curriculum so I’m up to my eyeballs in ghosts, chains, and mince pies. While the iconic antihero Ebenezer Scrooge is typically … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: A Christmas Carol, budget, Christmas, classroom, consumerism, Dickens, electricity, heat, literature, minimalism, money, Scrooge, students, teaching

Minimalism and Losing a Mentor

November 16, 2016 by Penny 31 Comments

Minimalism lite served me well this year. I’m no longer living out the latte effect. My shoes almost all fit into my organizers. There is hope that one day, my husband’s clothes and mine will be able to live side by side in one closet. That’s to say nothing of the money that I’ve made … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: declutter, donations, memories, mentor, minimalism, recycle, regret

Millennial Money Chatter: Money Sense for Us

October 12, 2016 by Penny 26 Comments

You know FOMO and YOLO and adulting. You’re probably familiar with regifting. But what about degifting and frugle and debth? It turns out, that as we sort through our money, millennials are creating new language right along side of it. Why the need for the new vocabulary? Our generation is looking at money differently. Sometimes … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend, Wonder Tagged: adult, adulting, conversation, debt, generation, gifts, millennial, minimalism, money, pressure, research, stress, student loan

Thoreau, The Minimalists, and Opting Out

August 22, 2016 by Penny 48 Comments

Henry David Thoreau the environmentalist? I appreciate. Henry David Thoreau the abolitionist? I applaud. Henry David Thoreau the father of simple living and the minimalist movement? I have a bone to pick with you.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: decluttering, less, minimalism, optional, privilege, The Minimalists, Thoreau, Walden

The Latte Factor Lived in My Closet

August 10, 2016 by Penny 40 Comments

Here’s the thing: I don’t drink coffee. I can count on one hand the number of sips I’ve tried. It’s so repulsive to me, I cannot swig it down in a Frappuccino that is 87% sugar, 11% heavy whipping cream, and 2% coffee. I won’t even eat tiramisu, failure of an Italian American that I … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: careless, clutter, consumerism, debt, impulse buy, minimalism, purchases, shoes, shopping, waste

That Time I Made $4 an Hour

August 8, 2016 by Penny 31 Comments

He paid off his student loans flipping furniture. They paid off their mortgage re-selling estate sale finds. I made over $1,000 decluttering my closet. We’ve all seen the headlines. Some of us have even written them (guilty). But you know what? That’s not real life. Not all the time, anyway. When it comes to selling … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Side Hustle Tagged: Clothes Mentor, clothing, clutter, consignment, minimalism, Plato's Closet, resale, selling, thrift

5 Money Lessons from Dad

June 17, 2016 by Penny 10 Comments

My dad’s been teaching me lessons my whole life. Whether it was showing me how to dry the floor with a towel underfoot only to be busted by Mom or helping me build a sarcophagus to scale for a history project, my dad’s wisdom knows no bounds. And with Father’s Day fast approaching, I thought … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Savings Tagged: dad, DIY, minimalism, quality, savings
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