I don’t know if I’m a normal hoarder or not but I do know that I’m always broke. I don’t feel like I buy a lot of stuff but then where does this all come from? I’m so distracted by it all that I have no idea where the money goes. Some of it goes to replace things that I can’t find. I have multiples of a lot of things like scissors for this reason.
There’s something that I want to touch on that relates to hoarding and always being broke. All this stuff is somewhat of a security blanket for me. I feel like if something were to happen, I could always sell some of it and be okay. But it’s a facade. Most of it isn’t worth what I think it is or even if it is, it’s not easily turned into cash.
It takes time to list it on eBay and lately I’ve been having a hard time selling anything there. I can put bigger things on local for sale group sites but then I have to be home and people like to haggle. I don’t like haggling.
Wouldn’t it be easier to spend the money if it was hoarded in a savings account instead all over the house shaped like a million little things that need to be sold?
I spent about 45 minutes tonight listing 11 things on eBay. I had to do it because my car broke today. Of course, I don’t have the money to fix it. But I have a lot of stuff!!
Tomorrow, I will be spending the day going through the hoard and listing as many more things as I can.
I’m sick of being a broke hoarder!
I might even try some of the other outlets to sell things – like Facebook and Craigslist. I’ll let you know what kinds of things I find to sell while I’m working on it tomorrow.
Recently, I came across a box of Hallmark Ornaments that my mom had given me to sell a long time ago. I just haven’t had the time to do it. I started looking at some of them to see if they’re worth anything and was surprised to learn that they aren’t worth much at all. Some of them are in their original boxes from the 1980’s but nobody wants them. A few of them might be worth a couple bucks so I’m going to attempt to sell those but then comes the next dilemma, what do I do with the ones that don’t sell?
This is the part where I have to work really hard to overcome the hoarding tendencies. Those ornaments are “collectibles” so my brain says that I should keep them. They are all in their original boxes. They aren’t broken.
And they’re so cute!!
One of them is Blues Clues. My kids loved Blues Clues. Blue is adorable. I remember when they were little and they would sit and watch the shows over and over and over. Oh the memories. I love those memories. I should keep it.
No! I’m not the one who bought it. Do I need or want this ornament or an ornament collection? No! Would I rather have the money for the ornaments or the ornaments themselves? If I only had $5.00 and I saw this at a store, is that what I would want to spend the money on? Here’s the number one question to ask: Do I really love it?
At this point, if the answer to that question was yes, then I might keep that one ornament. But, if I really want to win at this, if I really want to make progress, I need to be honest with myself and let it go if the answers aren’t a solid 100% YES.
If I keep selling things, and stop buying new things, maybe I won’t be a broke hoarder anymore!
Aww no! I’m sentimental the same way. That’s why I feel so close to you! We share the same brain waves!!
Good for you for letting it go.
🙁 Sorry to hear your car broke. Since this was a year ago, I sure hope it’s fixed!
Well, I spent cash and bought another old truck hoping it would last long enough until I could get something a little better, also with cash but no such luck. The transmission went on it a couple weeks ago and now I have a lovely loan… Grrr
Oh no! I usually don’t do well with used cars either. But Burgundy was an exception. I had her for 2 years, and all I did was tires, battery, oil changes (sometimes!). When it got really bad, about to blow a head gasket, my sis sold me Vanronica for payments of $100 a month!! woo hoo Sis!! I’m so blessed!
So, did you do the loan for the trans, or buying a diff vehicle? At least you got a year out of it. How much did it end up costing per month??