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Imagine three huge piles labeled "Sell", "Donate", and "Discard". Then as you go through the house, determine what you want to do with everything you find. Things of value that you don't need anymore should be set aside for an estate sale. First [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], find out their true worth. They may be less valuable than you were told, or you may be in store for a pleasant surprise. Things that might be useful to others, such as extra winter coats, shoes, or small appliances (that still work) can be donated to agencies such as Goodwill, Kidney Foundation, or the charity of your choice.
If you're like most people, your "discard" pile will be among the largest. Don't just haul it off to the landfill. Take a little extra time to separate things like paper, plastics, glass, etc., and take those things to a local recycling center. If you have a large amount of metal on your "discard" pile (old lawn furniture, non-working appliances, lawn mowers, even old cars) there are companies who will pay you to haul them away [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], thanks to the price of scrap metal. You will also likely find dozens of half-used cans of paint and other solvents that need to be discarded [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], so call your refuse company for instructions on how
Don't organize your junk -- get rid of it! If not for yourself, then do it for your children. Your thought process should be, "I won't leave all this clutter for my children." Whether you are trying to help your parents clear out their clutter or attacking your own bulging closets, here are some basic principles to make the job easier.
Think Green
You'll accomplish things a lot quicker if you have an orderly plan, and the best place to start is in the attic, and work down. Why? The attic is usually the hardest, so everything after that feels like a cake walk. Having a specific "road map" keeps you focused and provides encouragement and motivation as each level of the house gets de-cluttered. Make sure you have several helpers to work as an "assembly line" and then decide what should be done with all the items you have brought down. Over 90% of items in attics are usually discarded due to exposure to hot and cold, or items that are no longer useful.
You will be far more successful clearing things out if you have what you need to do the job. A good pair of gloves and a dust mask will protect you from common hazards in every attic and basement. Keep a ladder or step-stool handy or you'll never get to that top shelf where most of the clutter seems to end up. Other things to help you do the job efficiently: heavy-duty trash bags, a flashlight, masking tape and a marker to identify items going to family members, empty boxes for the hundreds of small items you'll eventually want to sort, and bug spray (hornets have discouraged many well-intentioned attic cleaners).
Things that have just accumulated for no apparent reason should be discarded. This is the category where you need to be brutally honest with yourself. Do you really need to keep forty years of National Geographic or all those Cool Whip containers and pie tins? Every one of us has boxes and secret stashes of things we've saved, thinking they will come in handy some day. They probably won't. Here's a good rule of thumb: If you haven't seen or used it in one year, chances are excellent you never will again. They are either beyond their usage at this point, or no one else wants them. Let them go and lighten your load!
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In twenty years of helping people settle their estates, one glaring fact always stands out: we have way too much stuff! Just start poking around your closets, under the beds, up in the attics or your garage, and you'll agree. Our overstuffed and cluttered homes, and garages that can't hold our cars, have created a new industry: professional organizers; thank goodness for them. Let's not forget the good reason why all of these storage companies keep going up across your city. People can't seem to let go of their "stuff."

Think "Three Piles."
Be Prepared