Khan
Gone but not forgotten
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Have any other retirees found themselves giving away stuff (furniture plants money)?
I look forward to the day when I can give away more money.Have any other retirees found themselves giving away stuff (furniture plants money)?
Heck yeah. Every piece of furniture that enters the house has to be counterbalanced by one that leaves, either via Craigslist or FreeCycle. Same for clothing. Hasn't happened for power tools yet, though.Have any other retirees found themselves giving away stuff (furniture plants money)?
One of my first orders of business when I retired was to go thru all my old stuff and throw most of it away. I never was much of a collector anyway, but I probably tossed 80% of what I had.
It's amazing how much of my "stuff" is really worth nothing, and is nothing I would ever use, and yet wasn't thrown out.
I think you mentioned you were divorced. I'm surprised you had enough left to fill three suitcases...Before moving to Peru, I packed my life in 3 suitcases. A truly liberating experience!
Yeah, that's a good one, giving away kindness. I got to know the neighbors that way as a kid; learned about senility from the old lady who forgot she bought cookies from me, "oh, no, I bought from my granddaughter." She didn't believe the paper with her signature on it; at the very next delivery, someone asked if I had any extra boxes, there went her cookies. She was the one who kept her house dark on Halloween. Some people on this forum say it is hard to get to know people in a small town, that could be because some of the old timers socialize only with their extended family(?)....
One of our ER indulgences is that any kid with the guts to ring our doorbell and solicit a donation or sell something is probably going to get what they want-- especially if it's Girl Scout cookies or Boy Scout popcorn....
I think you mentioned you were divorced. I'm surprised you had enough left to fill three suitcases...
One of our ER indulgences is that any kid with the guts to ring our doorbell and solicit a donation or sell something is probably going to get what they want-- especially if it's Girl Scout cookies or Boy Scout popcorn. Local School Kine Cookies, Zippy's chili, and Koala Moa hulihuli chicken works pretty well, too. Great way to meet the neighbors.
I've gotten rid of tons of stuff . Now if I could only get my SO to do the same .
Have you had any nibbles?Now if the house would sell...
I've gotten rid of tons of stuff . Now if I could only get my SO to do the same .
That's kind of a personal question....isn't it?....Have you had any nibbles?