Comments on: Getting Rid Of Your Stuff Even Though You Already Spent The Money. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Otto@StopGettingHosed.comhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32750 Otto@StopGettingHosed.com Tue, 05 May 2009 19:42:01 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32750 Wonderfull article, I too make it a habit on purging when I think I have to much. In fact I usually kijiji or craigslist my stuff and try to get a few bucks out of it. But really its a mentality thing. We need to say no right before we buy it. That alone will stop the clutter. Enjoy! Wonderfull article, I too make it a habit on purging when I think I have to much. In fact I usually kijiji or craigslist my stuff and try to get a few bucks out of it.
But really its a mentality thing. We need to say no right before we buy it. That alone will stop the clutter. Enjoy!

]]> By: Coupon Artisthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32729 Coupon Artist Tue, 05 May 2009 02:45:32 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32729 This is that whole idea of sunk costs- its like when you are playing poker and you can't fold a hand even though you know you probably won't win, because you have too much money in the pot. Still better to walk away with what you have left than lose more just because you are already invested. Of course, in this context, the loss you have from keeping the stuff is more clutter, less piece of mind, and possibility the need or a bigger house and/or a storage space to store all the useless junk. This is that whole idea of sunk costs- its like when you are playing poker and you can’t fold a hand even though you know you probably won’t win, because you have too much money in the pot. Still better to walk away with what you have left than lose more just because you are already invested. Of course, in this context, the loss you have from keeping the stuff is more clutter, less piece of mind, and possibility the need or a bigger house and/or a storage space to store all the useless junk.

]]> By: Enrique Shttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32728 Enrique S Mon, 04 May 2009 18:05:56 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32728 I'm the ruthless purger in our home. I try not to have an emotional attachment to stuff. I also don't take into account what we've paid for stuff, as i consider it a sunk cost. If I have to move something for the fifth time that I haven't used even once, then it's on the hit list. I’m the ruthless purger in our home. I try not to have an emotional attachment to stuff. I also don’t take into account what we’ve paid for stuff, as i consider it a sunk cost. If I have to move something for the fifth time that I haven’t used even once, then it’s on the hit list.

]]> By: Matthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32725 Matt Mon, 04 May 2009 16:11:56 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32725 I can totally relate to your post, I've gotten rid of lots of things that I paid a lot of money for but in the end I haven't used or I'm no longer using. There is one remaining item that I need to get rid of and the issue of how much money I spent on the item is coming up. There was a laptop I bought years and years ago and it still works but I paid a lot for it and now I am still hesitant to get rid of it. I need to follow your advice and get rid of it. I can totally relate to your post, I’ve gotten rid of lots of things that I paid a lot of money for but in the end I haven’t used or I’m no longer using. There is one remaining item that I need to get rid of and the issue of how much money I spent on the item is coming up.

There was a laptop I bought years and years ago and it still works but I paid a lot for it and now I am still hesitant to get rid of it. I need to follow your advice and get rid of it.

]]> By: Hazzardhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32724 Hazzard Mon, 04 May 2009 14:58:27 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32724 We truly are just renting everything we think we own. The longer we get true value out of it, the less the rental charges are. But once it stops being useful you might as well get rid of it because it's not lowering your overall rental cost and is becoming a liability for you. I try to average the cost down of everything we buy by using it as long as we can but once it stops giving us useful value, I like to get rid of it! We truly are just renting everything we think we own. The longer we get true value out of it, the less the rental charges are. But once it stops being useful you might as well get rid of it because it’s not lowering your overall rental cost and is becoming a liability for you.

I try to average the cost down of everything we buy by using it as long as we can but once it stops giving us useful value, I like to get rid of it!

]]> By: Mirandahttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/05/04/getting-rid-of-your-stuff-even-though-you-already-spent-the-money/#comment-32723 Miranda Mon, 04 May 2009 14:45:31 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2042#comment-32723 I like the idea of going on a "purge" of stuff. It actually makes me less likely to buy more things going forward. When I see how much stuff I get rid of because I just don't use it, I buy less. As a result, the purges have been getting smaller, and I don't waste as much money on new stuff. I like the idea of going on a “purge” of stuff. It actually makes me less likely to buy more things going forward. When I see how much stuff I get rid of because I just don’t use it, I buy less. As a result, the purges have been getting smaller, and I don’t waste as much money on new stuff.

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