Comments on: 75 Tons of Garbage, a Debt-Free Christmas and Do-It-Yourself Wills http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/ Our Journey to a Debt-Free Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:35:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 75% Pay Out! Make $$$$$! | 7Wins.eu http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-500151 75% Pay Out! Make $$$$$! | 7Wins.eu Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:34:32 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-500151 [...] a division of WEBSITE SERVICES INC Sites you may be interested in 75 Tons of Garbage, a Debt-Free Christmas and Do-It-Yourself Wills » Blogging Away Debt » US Airways cuts out peanuts and pretzles! WTF?! Undertrader: Laying to rest the myths of [...] [...] a division of WEBSITE SERVICES INC Sites you may be interested in 75 Tons of Garbage, a Debt-Free Christmas and Do-It-Yourself Wills » Blogging Away Debt » US Airways cuts out peanuts and pretzles! WTF?! Undertrader: Laying to rest the myths of [...]

]]> By: Maria http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-219580 Maria Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:47:43 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-219580 I forgot to mention. The items in the warehouse where sold in a rummage sale - in the end, they made $13,000 on the sale. I figured she'd get more, considering she had 3,000 pairs of shoes and 3,000 hand bags amongst all sorts of other clothing (she said that when she bought something of one color, she had to get in a bunch of other colors as well), however, they did make some money. The show never delved into the couples' personal finances, so we don't know how her hoarding may have affected their finances. It would've been nice to know this because throughout the show, I couldn't help but think how much her hoarding lifestyle may have affected their finances. I forgot to mention. The items in the warehouse where sold in a rummage sale – in the end, they made $13,000 on the sale. I figured she’d get more, considering she had 3,000 pairs of shoes and 3,000 hand bags amongst all sorts of other clothing (she said that when she bought something of one color, she had to get in a bunch of other colors as well), however, they did make some money. The show never delved into the couples’ personal finances, so we don’t know how her hoarding may have affected their finances. It would’ve been nice to know this because throughout the show, I couldn’t help but think how much her hoarding lifestyle may have affected their finances.

]]> By: Maria http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-219555 Maria Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:38:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-219555 I happened to be working at home on Friday, and for once when I'm working at home, Oprah actually had a good show the same day. I could not believe the clutter the featured guest had in her home. Shoot, you can't even call it clutter - it went way beyond that. When they walked into the home, it was like walking on a sidewalk with 6 - 8 ft or higher snow walls - it was unbelievable. In the end, after trashing the unhealthy items (due to black mold, etc), they had enough items to fit in a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Granted the items weren't floor to sealing (like they were in her home), they were nicely laid out on tables, bins under the tables, and racks, but either way - a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse - and the featured guests home was only around 3200 sq. ft. When the featured guest saw many of her possessions laid out in the warehouse for sale, I thought she was going to hyperventilate, shoot, I think she did. I actually felt bad for her at that point. Thank goodness her children called her on this & forced her to clean up. And it's amazing her husband allowed this to happen, although he apparently was a paper hoarder (he had bank statements that went back 30 yrs and was having issues disposing of them, although, not as bad as the wife). I'd love to see a follow-up show on this family in 6 - 12 months, see if she was able to continue with the clutter-free life or revert back to her old ways. I hope not - it was not a healthy environment. I happened to be working at home on Friday, and for once when I’m working at home, Oprah actually had a good show the same day. I could not believe the clutter the featured guest had in her home. Shoot, you can’t even call it clutter – it went way beyond that. When they walked into the home, it was like walking on a sidewalk with 6 – 8 ft or higher snow walls – it was unbelievable. In the end, after trashing the unhealthy items (due to black mold, etc), they had enough items to fit in a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Granted the items weren’t floor to sealing (like they were in her home), they were nicely laid out on tables, bins under the tables, and racks, but either way – a 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse – and the featured guests home was only around 3200 sq. ft. When the featured guest saw many of her possessions laid out in the warehouse for sale, I thought she was going to hyperventilate, shoot, I think she did. I actually felt bad for her at that point. Thank goodness her children called her on this & forced her to clean up. And it’s amazing her husband allowed this to happen, although he apparently was a paper hoarder (he had bank statements that went back 30 yrs and was having issues disposing of them, although, not as bad as the wife). I’d love to see a follow-up show on this family in 6 – 12 months, see if she was able to continue with the clutter-free life or revert back to her old ways. I hope not – it was not a healthy environment.

]]> By: nigelmoose http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-219225 nigelmoose Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:54:44 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-219225 Thanks for the reminder. We have Nolo software and updated our wills after our daughter was born but never got around to getting them signed/witnessed in front of a notary. I've scheduled a time to do that this week! Thanks for the reminder. We have Nolo software and updated our wills after our daughter was born but never got around to getting them signed/witnessed in front of a notary. I’ve scheduled a time to do that this week!

]]> By: Joy Smith http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-219221 Joy Smith Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-219221 The will sounds like a great idea. I have a will, but because it is with my ex-husband, I need to update it. The will sounds like a great idea. I have a will, but because it is with my ex-husband, I need to update it.

]]> By: Dedicated http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-213114 Dedicated Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:54:46 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-213114 You need to watch the Oprah show, that was amazing. The transformation was even better. Plus, the hints for all of us to live a less cluttered life. I think we all have some issues like this, maybe not to that extreme, but we are all a little crazy.:-) You need to watch the Oprah show, that was amazing. The transformation was even better. Plus, the hints for all of us to live a less cluttered life.

I think we all have some issues like this, maybe not to that extreme, but we are all a little crazy.:-)

]]> By: MVP http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/comment-page-1/#comment-212233 MVP Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:21:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2007/11/75-tons-of-garbage-a-debt-free-christmas-and-do-it-yourself-wills/#comment-212233 Seriously, do a Christmas fund, you won't regret it. Just figure out how much you'd like to have at your fingertips at Christmastime for gifts. Divide that by 12. Take that amount out of your account, in cash, each month and set it aside in an envelope. Trust me, once the holiday season arrives, you'll no longer dread figuring out how you'll get to Chrismas without going bankrupt. Seriously, do a Christmas fund, you won’t regret it. Just figure out how much you’d like to have at your fingertips at Christmastime for gifts. Divide that by 12. Take that amount out of your account, in cash, each month and set it aside in an envelope. Trust me, once the holiday season arrives, you’ll no longer dread figuring out how you’ll get to Chrismas without going bankrupt.

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