Facebook. Hoarding. Selling and Depression.

[Onoff]

I think tinkerers are a dying breed, its going to get harder to off load treasures as the years role on.

Bob

Wish I had the space to tinker!

 

[Screwdriver]

Beginning to wonder if this isn't some sort of mental illness (one that I certainly suffer from) brought on by the advent of easy to use world wide network access, social media and distance selling. We are so effortlessly connected and able to buy/sell/share, more so than at any other time in human history....

 

[roblane65]

It's retirement Gold Bob ...............

Wish I had the space to tinker!

get rid of some treasure then

 

[roblane65]

share,

 

[Beanwood]

Beginning to wonder if this isn't some sort of mental illness (one that I certainly suffer from) brought on by the advent of easy to use world wide network access, social media and distance selling. We are so effortlessly connected and able to buy/sell/share, more so than at any other time in human history....

Nope - I remember years ago waiting for the twice weekly’trade it’ to come out so I could acquire more rubbish sorry- essentials

 

[Onoff]

Beginning to wonder if this isn't some sort of mental illness (one that I certainly suffer from) brought on by the advent of easy to use world wide network access, social media and distance selling. We are so effortlessly connected and able to buy/sell/share, more so than at any other time in human history....

I was thinking most of my acquired stuff is pre the net. Not so sure though, or of the split...

I've bought linbins, I've bought Lidl 48 drawer things like this to sort nuts and bolts:

I've got Tesco crates, I've repurposed oil 20L, rectangular oil tubs...

I keep thinking, "sort a box a night", where to put the sorted stuff though?

 

[Onoff]

Reckon I've six bush spanners. Couldn't even find one tonight!

 

[Dapph2]

Yeah, he'll send you the money by money transfer, overpay, then ask you for the difference refunded.... and you'll never get the original money. Or some variant.

It is overwhelming dealing with clutter. I get overwhelmed when I look in the garage or our back room where we store stuff. I'm determined to make progress when oldest moves out next month though. I honestly don't want to spend the last years of my life surrounded by so much stuff.

Start with the easy stuff: books you've read, things that are broken, things that you really don't love. If you just bin/rehome/sell 6 things a week the progress will build up.

I try to run to the rule if I haven't used it in four years out it goes unless it is high value over say £500 to currently buy a new one , preferably for a few pounds with no gripe from me .. no interest ........ hit it with disc cutter separate to different metals , scrap the plastic to the local amenity ,once I have a 45 gallon barrel full .
Then put the sorted metals in 30 litre planters to take it to the scrappies 10 at a time .
I got £76 IIRC last time I took a load to the scrappies . Cutting armatures up to get the better clean copper proved worthwhile as I had very cheap £18 for 50 thin slitting discs that last ages .