Declutter 100 Items Like a Frugal Minimalist-Collab with Freedom in a Budget
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- You might not think there is a direct correlation between our clutter and how much we spend. When you are looking at things through a Frugal minimalist mindset you can see that sometimes the act of taking inventory of what you have, can be KEY. Today's video is a collab with Kelly Anne Smith from Freedom in a Budget. Enjoy!
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Frugality, decluttering, minimalism - the trifecta of creating a better life. Thanks for a good shot of inspiration this morning!
You are very welcome! Im so glad you’re here.
You inspired me! I bought a small home 2 years ago after my divorce. And I thought I was a minimalist but I feel like there is clutter creeping up on me. So this weekend I am going to declutter and deown!
I am moving....perfect timing.
Happy moving Sue! You've got this!
Well, We move in 6 days and didn't even fill a box so I guess we're going to declutter a lot and very quickly 😅 By chance I've been a minimalist for a few years now ! Thank you a lot for the reminder. My favourite decluttering tip is always to start reverse : with what to keep instead of what to donate or get rid of. To me it changes the world when it comes to sort things.
Thanks Nelly!
When I declutter, I am always hit with the realization that “this is why we have no money😂” because of all the crap!! Gah
Kate, mustard doesn’t go bad, the date was the best if used by not an expiration date, manufacturers do that to get you to buy more. The best by date just means it loses some of its flavor after that date. Currently working on my sewing room, haven’t used most of the stuff in there for over 6 years. Time to de own the fantasy self stuff.
Thank you Lucy!!!!!!
Brilliant! I also use the cabinet above the fridge for seasonal supplies (the turkey platter for Thanksgiving, the Christmas Cookie press and holiday decorative bundt pans, the huge cowboy-themed spigot-equipped iced tea dispenser for 4th of July picnics, etc. I don't mind getting up there on a stepladder a few times a year. The cabinet is useless otherwise, since I'm only 5'3"!
Love this!
Wow, when you showed everything out of the cupboards, it really hit home with the amount of stuff that we all really have. Thanks for helping me to realize that, Yes, it is better to be a de-owner than to just declutter.
Thank you so much!
So much freedom in decluttering! Everything needs to make my heart smile! Thank you Kate!
Thank you so much for joining me in this challenge!!
Thank you Kelly!❤️❤️❤️ I needed this challenge!
We put extra bulk items above the fridge in cabinets . The throw away cutlery plates since we host a lot and snacks that last forever in our house
I also feel like by de-owning an item includes the commitment to not rebuy a similar item. I have permanently freed myself of that item. 😊 I hope that makes sense. Thanks Kate I’m still de cluttering and de-owning things from my home. This challenge has come at the right time.
YASSS Heather! AWESOME!
This is great timing! Last week, I de-owned my kitchen, china cabinet, master closet and guest bedroom closets and dressers! I had three junk drawers in the kitchen alone! 😮. I do this every 6 months with the promise of not replacing my empty spaces with new junk! Everything is tidy and easier to keep clean! I would love to attack my garage but that is my husbands sacred space so I just close my eyes! 😂😂
I have to time my suggestions around clutter in the garage… if he seems agreeable to thin I offer to help and then can lead him thru ! It’s worked ! But yes they love their stuff in the garage and I love he can fix stuff … 😂glenda
YASSS Connie!
I donate all the time
My kitchen counter tops are so full. I also have a huge shelf in my bathroom ( my husband sleeps during the day so I need a place I can get my clothes) that houses my everyday socks and long underwear
I started decluttering certain rooms and it is just CALM!
Great timing. It was already on my schedule to do some decluttering today while my grandkids are here to help! Happy Frugal Friday!
PERFECT! I love great timing!!!
Tape in the drawer? 100% I never knew I needed tape in my kitchen, but boy, am I glad I moved it in there a couple of years ago. And the trick about the containers for the party stuff and storing it in those awful cabinets? You are BRILLIANT! I am totally going to copy you! Thanks for the collab!
Thank you so so much Ann!
Kate I love your channel and how you always show us clips (like the cups) because as a teacher - if find it helps me so much to understand concepts and show it to my students when I have visuals. Your personality is so fun and upbeat too. Thank you for all you share Kate.
Thank you SO SO MUCH Amy!!!!
I don’t have a pantry so I bought a chrome rack to use in the basement and I store all my stocked items and all my bigger things that don’t get used often - cookie cutters, pizza stone, crockpot, blender, etc. Everything in one place and out of the way.
Love this!
Well, I smashed that challenge Kate! I have now set myself some further 100 objects challenges - 100 for the church jumble sale at the end of the month and 100 to sell. I will also continue to go through the house, decluttering hundreds more! Thank you!
You SMASHED IT! I’m so proud of you!!!!!
Hi Kate, your kitchen looks good after your major declutter. I have a cabinet above the fridge where I keep crystal wine glasses I use for Thanksgiving & Christmas
Took me about a week, but yay I just deculttered 100 things! I consider myself a minimalist, so it was hard past 60.
I really like chanllenges like this, 'cause it forces me to look at things differently. I feel so good! Thanks for the inspiration!
THAT IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! You rock! So proud of you!
I started decluttering my closet today. A huge hall. 2 Bags for Good Will & items trashed. I will do my bedroom dressers & drawers next, then move to the kitchen. I have an overflow of items to use up that was pushed behind & now I can use them before buying more.
This is AWESOME! Way to go!
Every few months, I take a 10 day block and get rid of 10 items a day. Keeps it manageable so I don't give up and helps me stay on top of things.
Love this!
I needed this video this morning! Tomorrow I start my staycation and my plan was to declutter! Thanks for the inspiration!
YASSS HEATHER! Oooh I will have a video coming up on my recent staycation to share! Hope you get some good relaxation and fun on your staycation!
@@KateKaden Thank you! I can’t wait to see it!
Kate, you're so brave for taking everything out of all of your cabinets. That level would send me straight into paralysis! So many good points made in this video, Ive been meaning to so some decluttering but it's garden season 😂 this is the kick I need to get started because it's too hot to be outside right now! My sister will be visiting so I'll start in our guest bedroom which became the dumping room during the pandemic and we haven't had any reason to clear out until now.
Thank you so so much Lizzy!
I took written inventory of everything in downstairs and upstairs freezers and keep list on the refrigerator. I use to meal plan. It’s saving me $$ on groceries!
You probably didn't know this but missing Tupperware lids are reincarnated as a single sock in your dryer, lol😅
LOL! DIANE!!! LOVE IT!
Motivating! Thank you. Will be tackling many area in my home! Kitchen is top on the list. Crazy how things sneak in there and fill all the space. Time to let go, de own 😉
YASSS MARY!
Hi Kate. Love your channel ❣
After just spending about 6 months boxing up and then deciding to revisit every single thing I own upon arrival in my new home I'm looking forward to your video. I donated furniture and appliances to a local food bank for their new offices & kitchen, shipped "culinary" and brand new household items to my sons and took a car load to a consignment shoppe that buys on the spot! I used some of that money to buy new chairs (on sale 😊) for my back patio without spending money from my new budget designed with a plan & focus that has begun to work really well.
Tips: it's not always about the money you could get for things (which is often way less than you think) but to be present in the moment as you experience the joy in seeing the things you loved, used or purchased and never used getting a new life 🥰
It's a palpable process to really declutter. A learning experience. My hope is I'll be mindful going forward and try not buy new things again without necessary or useful joyful purpose.
THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!! Thank you so much!!!!
@@KateKaden I guess I should say I de-owned many many things. There is a huge difference 👍🏻 third purge in my lifetime. This time it hit me differently. 🕊
Kate, I had the exact same thing happen recently. Needed to clean out my kitchen cabinets because I was supposed to get a remodeled kitchen. The apartment people reneged(not in the budget until early next year). Anyway, I cleared the cabinets 2 or 3 at a time so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed. Then made my 3 piles, keep, donate, throw away. Then I went to the dollar store and got different size organizers for my junk drawers. (Yes I had 2). Did it in 2 days taking my time. I always remember work smart, not hard 😅.
YESSS Yvette! Love to work smart!!!!
Usband made a coffee mug holder with 8 pegs to hold mugs & it has a shelf @ the bottom to hold "coffee condiments & he hung it on the wall above the counter where the coffee pot sits. No cabinet space needed
De-own .. Oh yes! Bought 3 bins (trash, recycle & keep for now).. I started with anything plastic. Added fabrics I haven't touched in 2 yrs.
YASSS!!!!
Know what I had to UA-cam: what the heck do I use a lazy Susan cabinet for?! The unanimous answer: small appliances like the toaster, the food processor….and it works!
Oooh perfect😁
Kate, I recently went through my kitchen cabinets for the reason you talked about today. I love cups. They are neat gifts given to me on special occasions. But why would I need over 40 cups in my cabinet? So I let go of many and took to a thrift store. Good feeling.
YASSS!!!!! Nice Janice! LOL! ALL THE CUPS! I hear you!
Great video I needed a quick reminder. I’m hitting the craft room I’m so unhappy with the mess. Posting items on local buy nothing. 😊❤
YASSS CAT!!!!! I am cheering you on!
YES! Decluttering and minimizing....letting go...these seem to be a theme for me this year! When I spring cleaned, I went through practically every drawer, cabinet, closet, etc. and got rid of a ton of things. I LOVE what you said about getting rid of things that give you an immediate negative vibe. I received a Christmas gift from a family member which was a t-shirt with something printed on it. It was a Christian sentiment and I am a Christian, so what's the problem, right?! Many things... for one, the person left the tag on it and I am quite sure that person didn't pay the price that was on the tag so, for me, it was like the person wanted to dupe me (has happened before...this person seems to want you to think they spent more than they actually did). Another issue... the phrase on the shirt wasn't a Biblical quote...just a loose general meaning and, for some reason, it bothered me. Also...I don't really like t shirts with sayings on them. For me this was proof that the person doesn't really know me (it's a close family member....they should know me, or at least make an effort). As I type this I sound shallow, but this is family stuff and there is past crap... As soon as I opened the t shirt on Christmas I felt awful. I threw it on a shelf. Finally, I put it in the donate bag. I feel better now.
I also got rid of some sentimental things that I'd kept for years and years. While this was harder, I'm glad that I did it. I'm going through some life "thing" where I'm just done holding on. I want to feel uplifted and free of things holding me down. I am a person in my family who always shows up, does her part, holds on to all of the sentimental things (remembers all of the occasions...), etc. and it's made me feel like a "flower in the attic"--like I'm trapped in this role. It's lightened my load to get rid of things and have both physical and mental space.
We recently went away for 5 days and when we returned I truly saw the difference the spring cleaning/decluttering has made! When my youngest and I walked into the house after being gone I remarked, "WHY did I think our house was cluttered or dirty? NOW I see the room we've made and how clean it is!" Feels great!
YASS!!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!
Late but I am watching now. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you Maria!
I am on board, starting right now. Thanks a bunch.
YASSS Bria!
I put yearly things like the turkey roaster used mainly around the holidays
Working on decluttering/deowning some each week. Donating - Selling - Throwing Away - Reorganizing. The place that I've got to really push myself to begin work on is the garage and its' storage room. Have a great weekend. God Bless, Debbie
Yasss! Thank you Debbie🙏❤️
I decluttered 465 items last month in a month.
This is amaaaazing! WAY TO GO!
Well done! Sigh.... I knew you were going to challenge us to declutter. I decluttered when I was moving here in 2020. I was absolutely brutal about getting rid of clothes and papers, nic nacs and books. My issue now is I have 5 junk drawers. I have two weeks vacation coming up in July. I am now committed to doing something about them. Just the push I needed. Thank you.
LOL!!!!!! You knew it was coming Sue! :):):) You've got this!
🙌 for sure!!! Less and less to manage as I get older too!!! And totally agree on function and set up is key! Getting ready to do a declutter of my kitchen as well and video it! And a budget friendly “spruce up” of the kitchen. Lol. Been doing a declutter of the bedroom right now. Almost done with it! (Man… going through clothes can be so emotional… I’ve been all over the place! )
ASHLEY! HI! So happy to see you!
Brilliant video kate. Iam just catching up with your stuff ive been super busy. Hope you guys are well ❤❤❤
Thank you so much Stu!!!!! Always great to see you!
We are still struggling a bit with our new-to -us truck but while hanging out a bit more at home again, have started to work through a play house turned shed turned into a "just toss it in" place. Once we actually started to address it, its not too, too bad.
This is awesome!
I decluttered kitchen cabinets and a bedroom after my husband died. I need to do it all over again. And I have Christmas mugs and serving dishes in my cabinet above the refrigerator. I switch out the mugs right after Thanksgiving so I get about six weeks of use out of them every year.
YASSS Sheila!
🌿 Kate, your Frugal Friday tips are a lifesaver! Love the mix of frugal living, budgeting, and minimalism. Subscribed for weekly inspiration! 💚 #FrugalFriday #BudgetingSquad
Thank you so so much! I'm so glad you are here!
You got me inspired and decluttered 100 items today. Just craft supplies 😂
Yass! So proud of you! This is awesome!!!!
Also, if my house is more organized and clutter free, I don't feel the need to get out of the house as much which saves money.
I totally agree!
Love these. The style of videos that get me in gear vs pencil/paper. Make sense? I got stuck/bored doing work/home/bills repeat.
Thanks Gert!☺️
Ok- thanks for the kick start. I am moving into my own home in September and i beed to gonroom by room deowning...just too much stuff!
You got this!
I love all your videos. I am the same way - the older I get, the less I find I want to own or deal with 🙂 I would have loved to see a more in depth video of you decluttering and the thoughts going through your mind as you are decluttering. I will take you & your videos in any way I can though 🙂
Thank you so so much Lyla!!!!! So glad you are here!!!!!
My well house is my next decluttering project. New shelving purchased on sale .I have been waiting for a deal. I have wall space that is not being used efficiently . With new shelving, I will be available to clear out my laundry room and get that space more functional.
The cabinets above my fridge have my special occasion glassware and delicate Christmas pottery ... only need the step ladder once a year! What I need help with is ... paperwork! I can't ever seem to get a grip on my paper piles! Ugh!
OMG the paperwork! I HEAR YOU!
My husband recently ask me if I knew there’s a small crock pot above the fridge. Lol nope and I borrowed one for a party last holiday season hahaha. I did clean the pantry not long ago. I took a marker and put the exp date boldly on the stuff.
YASSS Christi!
Thank you so much and Yes I am very excited about this thank you Kelly and I am doing a 100 items throw away and 100 donating items Raise or erase what I have so much of! Doing A No Spend July And August! Saving Money and Cleaning up 👆
YASSS Alisa!
I got rid of so much all my high cupboards are empty.
YASSS Charlene! WAY TO GO!
It is good idea to declutter you cansell excess items owning less feel happier in an organised simple home
yass!
Above the fridge out of reach cabinets are the classic liquor cabinet. I choose not to drink as an adult so mine has lightbulbs and batteries but sadly in teen years everyone looked above their parents' fridge at parties.
I’m leaning more towards the garbage can or goodwill vs selling, but yes to “De-Own”!
Yasss!
My frugal mission this year is to figure out a super useful way to repurpose jeans!!!! We have a pile of jeans a year that most of the fabric is still in great condition, just not wearable jeans anymore. I hate to throw all that money away.
Of course, you can use jeans to repair jeans you want to keep .... but that is just the beginning, for people who love jeans, and jean fabric.
They make great quilts. Nice and heavy.
OOoh nice Victoria!
Excellent video as usual! Kate, I miss the music at the beginning of the conversation ❤
My theme song? I might add that back in next week! You are the second person to tell me that! Thank you!!!
❤Great Video❤
Thank you tons!!!! So glad it was helpful!
Thanks for another great video and dose of motivation to continue in my decluttering project!
Thank you so much!
My bedroom, next is kitchen, and than the dreading basement,, de owning always gives me great peace. (half of my basement are not even mine they we parked there for sme years)
YASSS!!!
Another great video ❤
Thank you so much!
my car needs a massive declutter😄
YASSS!
Where do you keep your batteries ? I don’t keep anything in those high cabinets. I would to see a sped up cleaning video for the next area you work on. And see the end result.
Normally the batteries are in the junk drawer! But I'm currently out! LOL! (And they really aren't junk, so I might need to find a new spot!)
Did my bedroom. Doing kitchen: next dining room. 😊
YOU ARE ON IT!!! YASSSSSS!!!!!
Love your channel
Joanne! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're here!
My parents always put our “fancy china” in those cabinets above the fridge when I was a kid and I adopted that same habit. Doesn’t seem like the smartest idea if we ever need them, but we never do so I guess it’s just sitting up there for safety reasons since they’re never ever used😂
What are you saving the fancy China for? Life is too short to just let it sit.
The fancy china!! :):) Thanks for sharing with us!
@@SassySue67 they’re heirlooms that will be passed down. If I had them for any other reason - they’d be gone!😊
@@little_miss_vintage I get the heirloom stuff, but if no one is using them and enjoying them then what’s the point of having them? If it’s just to pass them down I’m willing to bet the next generation doesn’t want them. Just my thoughts. I can’t tell you how many heirlooms I inherited but I use the “good stuff” and have given the stuff I don’t use to those who will.
I love to declatter but I have nothing to declutter anymore😂😂😂
WAY TO GO!!! Great work!
My trouble spot is the rec room in my basement that has become a den of storage piles. Mostly Christmas decorations.
YASS! Good spot to tackle!
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Thank you for watching!
Ok. Why are you wearing a hoodie in July when it’s hot as blazes down south?🤣🤣🤣
It’s amazing how we don’t use stuff when it sits in a drawer or a box!!!
Right?❤️❤️
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Thank you for watching!
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Once you have cleared all the clutter what do you do? Buy more junk to clutter up your home again.
Praying I don't do it again! (but I'm sure it will ebb and flow:):)
Challenge accepted. Have 2 junk drawers in my kitchen
HECK YES Megan!!!!
I declutter something every day, this way it doesn’t hit ya all at once 😬
That’s a great plan! ❤️❤️
I would love nothing more but to declutter my kitchen but my husband makes it impossible! He cooks more that I do and the more I get rid of things the more he thinks he needs. I had the kitchen so nice and not full of stuff but after a couple years, it’s back to a disaster 😢
Ahhhh!
Have you tried a "quarentine box"?! Where you declutter items and put them in a cardboard box, then put the box in the garage or a closet for 30 days and if he didn't miss them during the 30 days then you get rid of them!
de-cluttering and de-owning is the same thing...
moving stuff around and putting it away is neither, that's cleaning up.
I just couldnt type.. msybe because autoplay was on..
Oh no! So glad you were here though!
Basement
YASS!