minimumwager (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} minimumwager) wrote,@ 2009-04-25 09:29:00 |
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Using what you already have
Regardless of whether you want to do a yardsale, it's a good idea to go through your drawers and closests every six months or so just to see what you have. It's very easy to forget some small item that you use rarely. Many people will go out and buy items that they already have because they forgot that they had them.
I'm not innocent. I bought a $100+ portable hard drive last year because I forgot that mine was on loan to a friend. Luckily in my case the redundancy creates a more secure back up system, but it still made me feel pretty dumb. It's a shame to waste money and space on something you already have.
So I'm encouraging everyone to go through your stored items, even if you're not planning to weed out anything, just to remind yourself what you already have.
Regardless of whether you want to do a yardsale, it's a good idea to go through your drawers and closests every six months or so just to see what you have. It's very easy to forget some small item that you use rarely. Many people will go out and buy items that they already have because they forgot that they had them.
I'm not innocent. I bought a $100+ portable hard drive last year because I forgot that mine was on loan to a friend. Luckily in my case the redundancy creates a more secure back up system, but it still made me feel pretty dumb. It's a shame to waste money and space on something you already have.
So I'm encouraging everyone to go through your stored items, even if you're not planning to weed out anything, just to remind yourself what you already have.
