Decluttering Saved me Thousands of Dollars
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I’ve been in the habit of talking myself out of buying stuff so I don’t have to declutter it later. I once heard someone say, “Everything in Walmart/ target etc will one day be in the landfill.”
My mother had a spoon holder that said, "My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy". That saying stayed with me since I stayed cooking. Probably 50 years now.
I have that on a plaque in my kitchen.
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My grandparents that farmed had a pot holder hanging on the fridge that said “A big wife & a big barn never did a many any harm.” You jogged a god memory for me. Thanks!
Once I started decluttering, every time I thought about buying something, i didn’t buy it because I didn’t want to have to declutter it later.
One in, two out.
I canceled my Amazon prime, cable and pledged not to make any clothing purchases. Our girlfriends hang out and take turns “helping “ to declutter a small space. We each bring a snack. It has replaced the spend money shopping trips. 🥰
I agree totally about your comment on loneliness. I'm disabled and live alone. I do have 3 dogs that are a great source of companionship. But there are times when you need human interaction. You going to your friend's for an hour is just what you need sometimes. I call it "girlfriend therapy". It is amazing how an hour of chatting with a friend helps your mental health.
Yes, Rosemary, I totally agree with you. I’m disabled and lonely as well. I don’t live alone but, still feel lonely. I have a chihuahua as well.
I have been married 50 years and raised 4 kids. My husband and I have started the declutter process so our kids don’t have to worry about it later. It feels so good. We also moved all of our holiday destinations to the garage so we don’t have to carry it all up the stairs. Live to watch your channel
Your kids will be so thankful ❤
I found Swedish death cleaning principles really help. It's nowhere near as macabre as it sounds. It's pretty much exactly what you said you're doing.
I have been decluttering and I did the same thing I stopped shopping also it is Great !
My wife and mother both died a few weeks apart…we filled up a huge dumpster full (we rented it ) I couldn’t believe my eyes my mother had report cards from my kindergarten class in 1960 ….I’m serious….your kids will thank you
@@kirkb2286 I'm so sorry for your losses that's awful. I'm going to help my mum sort out once I've finished mine. Our house needs to go on the market quite urgently so I have to prioritise mine first. After that I can start going down and helping her. It's 120 miles to hers so I can't pop round and do a bit so to speak. I found it so sad when I sorted my dad's things after he passed. It was also so tiring as I was already grieving and had a load to sort. I have 2 brothers and a sister but it was me that sorted it all as somehow I coped doing it better and my mum wanted it sorted. I gave my brothers 2 weeks to a month (I can't remember) to go through dad's clothes for what they wanted I got a pair of jeans as my brothers are way taller than my dad was a fleece and a jumper and took all the rest to charity except what wasn't fit to be given away. The charity were grateful for it. I felt it's what my dad would have wanted.
So timely! We are considering moving to Northern Idaho to be closer to our daughter and her growing family. Looking around my home, we have been in this house for 24 years and have collected a LOT of stuff! The idea of having to move all this stuff is weighing down on me. So I decided to start, room by room, to get rid of stuff!
It costs a lot to move stuff. Only move the items that are worth the money to move. When you get to your new home only buy stuff that you find yourself needing to use. Thrift for items. Let's say you need plates. Just get some at thrift even if they aren't the ones you will want forever and then replace them with good ones when you can afford them new or find an awesome set secondhand. You will have so much fun finding items for your home. I learned my lesson the hard way and will never pay to move anything unless I absolutely LOVE it ever again.
Start off packing the essentials, then the things you ❤LOVE, without Just in Case items.whatever doesn't get packed is donated or an estate sale!
I’m an experienced cook now, but wish I had learned more about preparing veggies, such as roasting veggies and making soup.I finally figured out that knowing techniques is more important than just having a collection of recipes.
Im 73 and don't care about the Jones. Also, it helps if you have friends who are also frugal.
How’d you meet your frugal friends? We’ve been trying to figure out where to meet frugal minded people like us 🤷♀️
@lindseye2750 wherever you socialize. My friends I've had for a long time. Also, I belong to a meetup group.
I am with you, the more you declutter, the more you become anti-stuff. I didn't even clearance Christmas shop this year, didn't want to risk bringing in more "stuff". And it is definitely done in layers. It gets easier and easier to go back and say...need this? Nope!
I absolutely agree! I have worked so hard on decluttering - and still have far to go - that I look at "stuff" differently. My mom gets frustrated now because Christmas/birthday lists are pretty slim now. I'd prefer money toward experiences by far over "stuff."
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You know Christine... I really need to declutter & I listen/watch all the right folks, but it has just never resonated "The why" with me... But today, you said when you went down the rabbit hole of decluttering it made you not spend. Light bulb moment. I've heard all the whys & have all the excuses. I've lost all my family members & gained all their things. So many useful things that I have such a hard time. With this mindset, I'm going to give it another shot. Starting today. Thanks.
It's like a weight lifted!
I'm trying to get a friend to help, you know, as moral support & to liberally apply her wise words, "you don't really NEED that, do you?"
I've had my townhouse for 21 years. I finally replaced the original floors and painted last summer and I love it again, no need to move
I need to do the same to my apartment.
@FrugalFitMom I just "rage purged" and the daughter, dogs... even neighbors were hiding thinking they're next! LOL
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We all need a Christine in our lives ... you, Dawn and Cas are my absolute favourites 😍. Love from Perth, Australia 🇦🇺
I’m from Victoria, Australia. I also love all those UA-camrs, and add Dana to the list. They all have so many good ideas!
Please add Prepper Princess. She is so smart and I admire her a lot!
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Adelaide Australia. 🇦🇺
I also enjoy those UA-camrs. I’ll add the prepped princess one aswell. Thank you for that UA-camr.
Have a good one.
I bought a paper shredder recently; this has been valuable with mail that comes in - shredding any unneeded confidential information, as soon as it comes in the door! Happy days.
Paper shreds are great for composting too if you have a garden
Many places like UPS store, PakMail do it for reasonable by the pound. I tear off non important part to recycle and then shred needed bit.
I'd love a full video about the psychology of nutrition! I also appreciated the concept you mentioned about how to start a new exercise routine!
I am so sorry that you had this kitchen accident. Prayers for a speedy recovery...wisdom with the hand surgeon in how to treat it and/or operate on it...and that the Good Lord will heal it quickly, remove any and all pain, restore all feeling, nerves and full usage in Jesus' name. Amen.
I will turn 41 this year and yes, not caring what others think comes with age!!! I couldn’t give a crap!
I turn 32 this year. I have 4 sons, #4 is 7 months old.
I stopped caring what people say and think back when I was 14. This is because my family sucks and are arses and I got bullied in school. I wasn’t a rebellious child at all, I just didn’t care cause I knew my true self. I think it also comes with life experiences. I did have a very shitty childhood as well. Made me who I am today.
Hope you have a lovely day/night. Stay safe. For bless you and your loved ones.
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When I'm feeling "keeping up with the Jones's" emotions, I find it works really well for me to think about the trade-offs. Sure, a new car could be lovely - but I have no car payment, very reasonable insurance rates, low registration/property taxes on the car each year, and don't have that first-scratch anxiety. Isn't all of that worth far more than a fancy new car when my faithful baby gets me where-ever I need to go?
“I just dont wanna…”that should be a tee shirt!
For the cooking boot camp, I would like quick and healthy meal ideas that use common ingredients. Love your videos!
The main reason why I don’t talk to my cousins because it is just keep up with the Joneses. They all have to have the most expensive things the best houses and the very many vacations but yet they’re broke and in debt. I haven’t talk to my family now in about five years very little, and I can say I’m much happier without them looking down on me for being frugal and living a very simple life. Which makes me very happy to live this way lol.
My husband and I have always lived in 1000 square foot houses since we have been married. Our first house was a rental, and I knew we would want to buy our own place someday.
Knowing that I would have to move all of our stuff out of that house someday, caused me to start my decluttering journey basically since we got married. We both had a lot of “when I was single” stuff that was really just junk or “one day I’m going to use this” kind of stuff. We had a spare bedroom that became the catch all room and it just got filled with stuff that I knew we didn’t really care about anymore.
Sometimes it stung a little to get rid of stuff, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Fast forward 9 years. We now live in our OWN 1000 square foot house with three bedrooms that, yes, is still small, but it’s OURS. We no longer have a spare room to fall back on, and we have two kids. With all of that being said, I am so grateful that I learned about what was actually important to us as a couple before we had kids because it helps us keep up with our space NOW so much better than when we used to with fewer people living in it! We can afford the space we have, we enjoy our lives, and we don’t feel like we are missing out by having a small house. It’s nice learning how to be content where you are. It saves SO MUCH money! We plan to have three kids in total and I’m not worried about space at all. You get creative with storage, and it forces you to be way more intentional with your purchases. Our house isn’t cluttered, but I’m not a minimalist either. Our kids have a good amount of toys, but they don’t have a bunch of “junk toys” that don’t really have a lot of playability or creative thinking involved cluttering their rooms.
People think they need more space when they are in our position but they don’t. It’s easy to want to impress other people with a grand house or lots of fancy stuff, but the truth is….THEY DONT CARE! Haha! We are a single income family (my husband is a teacher NOT an investment banker) and the lack of financial stress we are under makes me sad for those who aren’t there yet. I get the privilege and honor of being a stay at home mom, but it isn’t hurting us financially because we learned what was important to us early. I watch ladies like Christine sometimes to help keep me grounded in where I want to be as a person/wife/mother. Stuff is definitely overrated.
A small trick for Amazon junkie ~ take all auto credit/debit card numbers out of Amazon. Have to put everything in manually. If you want something, cart it. Save in cart for ____ # of days, ( i do 3 days) and go back, if you still really want then process ahead and put in all info to purchase.
It helps not having it so readily available to purchase.
Maybe some extra time to reset your Mindset.... Like do we really need extra sharp kitchen knives??!!😅😅😅
I do this with every online site. Put stuff in the cart and log out. 1) most of the time I end up realizing I don’t want it 2) depending on the site, sometimes I randomly get a discount email to encourage me coming back.
Yes you need extra sharp knives, my kids spend more money on cheap knives, than I have on one good set
I had a similar experience with Instagram in December after I spent $170 on make up brushes and $90 on an eyeshadow palette I didn’t need and was disgusted with myself. I unfollowed that influencer immediately as well as all the others that have simply turned into spending influencers. It made me start tracking my spending as well. So one month in, I am now aware where my money is going and am thinking before I spend. Hopefully am on track for spending more consciously in 2024. I also started exercising more, it sort of filled the shopping space. So thanks for your information and influence. It is so much better than shopping.
Omg Instagram is the worst place to get sucked into spending money. It’s almost too easy.
The mega collaboration with the Minimal Mom was where I first heard you. It comes full circle sometimes. You are both amazing.
I totally get the not wanting to shop anymore; it's very freeing. And if I do buy something it's the "one in, one out" rule so I'm not keeping more than I need.
We practice the one touch rule...if you touch it deal with it...bin, laundry basket, recycle.... Into the dishwasher...etc. No piles, nothing on the floor.....:)
Same here don't put it down put it away.
Decluttering has saved me from repurchasing things I already had because things were buried! This year is the “great kitchen cookware/bakeware/food storage replacement”. Our current cookware is beat up and scratched and ready to go out the door, same with our bakeware- warped, everything sticks and it doesn’t heat evenly, and our food storage (Rubbermaid Brillance and ZipLoc storage containers) have been cracked from the freezer, microwave and being dropped and I have more containers than lids (in my house, lids crack or break or disappear 🤷♀️). We have saved for the past 28 months to do this and this month is when out with the old and in with the new starts. New everything but especially glass containers, one purchase will be the Zwilling 32pc Fresh and Save set besides other glass containers. So many long lasting reusable items are coming into our kitchen, no more plastic, no more one use anything (besides paper towels for quick clean up, no paper plates unless we will have a large gathering), I have already switched to Norwex cleaning cloths (I bought other types of microfiber towels but Norwex has held up longer and just cleans better IMO- and no, I don’t sell it just buy it). I pretty much make my own cleaners with white vinegar, washing soda, gels naphtha bars and Castile soap, peroxide, lemons, rubbing alcohol, citrus peels, Borax, and essential oils and have found that doing this once a month has saved me not only money and space but my washer and dryer are cleaner and always smells fresh, our clothes aren’t dulling in color, I don’t randomly itch due to the non-toxic materials being used with no fillers other than water whereas store bought items generally would be once or twice because of my allergies. We also meal plan, cook from scratch, rarely buy processed pre-made foods when shopping, rarely buy any junk food and plan our date nights when we eat out. Rarely go to the theater to watch movies as we have Prime and Roku TV and found we now sit less in front of the TV once we got rid of cable and “all the streaming” apps., we play cards, cribbage and dominoes (we are empty nesters) on week nights and on Saturday, we go to our daughter’s house for game night/pot luck (we did this when our kids were younger and at home) where several friends/family come with food and games, the grandkids run all over if they are under 15 years old, and now our teenage grandchildren are horning in on the adult table to learn how to play some of games we play (Telestrations is the most popular game on those nights as it’s for all ages). We plan for a lot of things instead of spontaneously spending- being broke raising our kids taught us many lessons that we still live and staying home and having friends/family over for fun and socializing is one we have never deviated from.
Praying for a full and speedy recovery 🙏🏻
The kitchen is the only room I pay attention to. Because it’s MY room. I love it there.
Christine, you ALWAYS make so much sense and keep everything so real😊
Hello ❤ I just recently, infact the last two weeks, decluttered
ALOT of stuff in.my home. I would say three bags and two boxes of donations. It's truly liberating. Last year and the year before I decluttered stuff right to my curb (not garbage).
It took 1-3 days for the boxes to clear out. 😂 One man's junk is another man's treasure.
I'm a nurse. A Hand specialist is EXACTLY where you need to go. They ARE orthopedic surgeons. They specialize in the intricacies that a hip, knee, or shoulder guy don't. Hoping you heal up soon.
Totally agree with you that since i started my big decluttering journey about 6-7 years ago, i do not shop like i used too. Last week , went shopping at my “favorite store” because i needed a pair of black jeans for work and, that it all that i bought. Less to manage, as Dawn says, feels so good. Love your videos Christine!
Cooking boot camp: baking. Especially bread and how to preserve your supplies, etc.
so true, since I have started decluttering I found myself not wanting to add new things into our house!
I've been making a concerted effort to massively declutter since 2021. Ironically i didnt watch your video live because I was decluttering. I grew up poor and it meant I had to really get my head round this keeping it because I might need it thing I was doing to the point it was ridiculous, although don't get me wrong I'm not a hoarder as in the kind they do TV programmes about. There was also the fact it just felt too large a job because my health isn't the best having fibromyalgia. I found doing it in stages really helped me, and working on one room at a time. We have 2 rooms in our roof it was built that way and we used one of those rooms as a loft it actually did get practically dangerous in there with stuff everyone had dumped up there. To make it seem not so overwhelming in there I would take a box of stuff from the messy room to the tidy room and sort that box into one box keep, one box donate, one box recycling and a bin bag before getting another box of stuff. I did use the tidy room to store my keep stuff in while I worked through it all. At the end of every sort out session I would get my husband to help me get them downstairs as I was still falling on the stairs then if I didn't hold on, and would load the car straight away to go to the charity shop (goodwill) and tip (I'm not sure what you'd call that, it's where we can take excess rubbish, our bin men will only collect what will fit in the wheelie bin they are collecting). By getting rid of it straight away it stopped me or more importantly anyone else pulling out stuff I'd put to get rid of and deciding that might be some use. After I'd sorted through everything and got several boxes of keep stuff I then went through it again and got rid of about 2/3 of it or more to charity again. It is definitely making it easier as we have several spare rooms (long story) and mess attracts mess so the rest of the family don't dump so much in those rooms since they've all been spotless. I have had to have a few conversations with my husband to stop him dumping as he had got in the habit of just dumping anything he didn't know what to do with in a spare room. I'm now nearly at the end of my journey with only our bedroom and the kitchen and bathrooms left to do. I'm in the middle of sorting our bedroom. We intend on selling and it's been a real motivator as we are going to be downsizing. The other thing is it's getting easier and easier to keep tidy as we get less and less stuff. I'm not willing for it to be so hard to keep our home clean and tidy so I'm keeping going. I've practically got the bug. I got some slippers I couldn't wear due to a chipped bone sticking out in my foot and I've asked my family if they want them and they don't so I'm already getting rid of them. Before I would have kept them for several years and then got rid of them. I've been told that bone won't go back so I know I won't be able to wear them so I might as well give them to charity so someone can get use of them.
I'm right there with you on this decluttering journey. This year is the year that I'm trying to get our house back from all this unwanted/unused crap that we have. We moved into our house almost 6 years ago and I never realized how much "CRAP" we have. Its amazing to see when you move how much you actually have and how much never gets used/worn etc. My husband is talking about a possible move again and I don't want to have to lug all this "CRAP" around yet again. Plus where we are thinking about moving to and can afford the houses are smaller foot print than what we currently have. Since I've been working from home I have to deal with this extra stuff on a daily basis and its way too much. Plus it makes cleaning 10 times harder. As they say, you can't clean clutter.
For the cooking boot camp I’d like to see quick but healthy meals ❤
No can of mushroom soups.
I loved that collaboration with Dawn. I believe that's how I found you. I found a lot of people I still follow through that series.
Shopping my craft stash to give to my grandchildren…they love it and so does my wallet 🤓❤️
Yes! Gift yiur items to grandchildren while you are still alive. Do the crafts with them as part of the present. Spend time doing stuff with them that don't cost a lot of money. This will teach them creativity and realizing that money is not needed for fun times. That is something kids are missing out on these days. If you love to cook do that with them ect.
I'm a pretty advanced cook, I asked a friend if there was anything she wanted me to teach her to cook. She said bone in, skin on chicken. Maybe that's something a lot of beginner would find helpful.
Moving is a great motivation for declutting. I moved from CA to TX, and we really declutter, donated, or gave away to friends.
Thanks for taking time out of your day to be with us ❤
3 ingredient bread. Easy recipes that are healthy. Normal grilled chicken thst isn’t dry
In the keeping up with the Jones category, pick your Jones. Pick one that is into “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”. Or into doing / donating for others.
Would love to see quick easy dinner cooking videos. I tend to make the same 5 things each week and would love some variety!
When i travel, i take a book and finish it and leave it at last place
I don't shop either, except I order from Amazon cause my family puts lists there. I need very little.
Experiences as gifts are amazing; because, you get the time together and the wonderful/precious memories and most of the time unless it is an extravagant gift, you don't remember from one year to next what you received.
Cooking Boot Camp-I would love some quick and easy but delicious and healthy meals with minimal ingredients. Your grandpa's chicken and rice meal/recipe would be amazing. Air Fryer Meals!!!
My son and I just cleared out my garage from 3 homes merging. I am breathing better just watching the truck pick it all up. One more closet and I will yell "YES". I cannot handle clutter and stuff.
It makes perfect sense when you “know” you have those sweets and its available anytime, you suddenly do not crave and desire it
It really does save so much! We tried the Ramsey method for literally years but it didn't stick for us until I found Minimalism through Dawn's UA-cam channel in 2019. That was a huge key for us! Because I'm not a natural spender and our debt wasn't from overspending (it was medical debt), what we actually needed was to be able to save enough to cover our health insurance deductible. At the time that was about $5,000. Through minimizing, we were finally able to find enough to have that much in our emergency fund, which had never happened before. I never would have imagined we had that much to sell, but once we decluttered we were able to sell things like large pieces of furniture. Because if all your clothes fit in your closet, maybe you don't need a dresser. Bam, you can make $400. And if you no longer have all those craft supplies, you also don't need the cabinet that is holding them, etc. After a year of decluttering, we were suddenly debt-free besides or mortgage.
🙏🏻finger heals properly and you feel better. And 🙏🏻patients with it all.
I am one person and decided to only allow myself $10 a week to spend on some fresh produce. Fast forward 7 weeks later and I have barely made a dent.
I like the sound of that policy.
I do this too. Something like a whole celery is chopped up & frozen in bags so I have it on hand for stock etc. I just refuse to buy fruit all pre-packaged in a 1kg/2.2lb plastic tubs & wrapper as I don't need that much
You don’t have “a problem” with expired/stockpiled food, rather, you’re in a season of rotation 😂
I am wanting things I can cook and make double to freeze one. Two dinners, one mess meals.
Thankyou,this was an important topic for me.I declutterred a bedroom a year ago and I am still in awe of how peaceful I feel when I am in it I can now close the closet door l like how your ring matches your bandaid🤗
I declutter jewelry by regifting to friends during birthdays & holidays
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I came to the same realization, in the pantry i need to use what i have now some cans go a few years back, thats my shopping , loved your pantry challenge hey it works😂❤🎉🎉🎉😊
so I too have prepped up for inflation, bad times, etc....but I have slowed down considerably...got lots of stored up food and now we just don't out very much until we put a dent in our freezers and pantry...it works...
I love "Return to Me."
Interesting on using up food. Doing this myself. It’s funny how little I need at the store
It can be a disaster in a power outage, so much money in the freezer.
You crack me up! Swiveling in the chair, wooo! Decluttering and picking up the house in less than 2 hours-I need to work on getting help from the other people in my house. Definitely is easier when you have less stuff to put away. Thanks for all of your tips!
I am interested in the bootcamp myself. I would love being able to learn how to cook more with a slow cooker
I loved this live. Please do more! I would love more information and videos on fitness and eating healthy on a strict budget (adding in protein, etc.) Praying for fast healing for your finger!
UA-cam also has a ton of audiobooks! I thought it was all (or mostly) classics but recently found lots of more contemporary books as well. Yay!
I'm so over plastic everything!! and I am that Amazon shopper, sadly. I miss having people/friends around since I live in a rural area.
I really enjoyed this live Christine and your insight into minimalism and the positive impact it’s had on your life. I discovered you through Dawn’s monthly focus videos that you took part in.
You sound perfectly.
In reference to your cooking boot camp question, seasoning, like how to know how much or which ones to use together to taste good instead of risking ruining your whole dish on accident with trial & error
Me too, in the mail. There's a recycling bin in my kitchen. I open my mail in the kitchen.
The down in the Dooblydoo is from the Vlogbrothers(Hank Green and John Green) too
Hello I m a new subscriber to your channel, my son has severe Autism and lives to watch your grocery hauls 😅 I wanted to know if you will be doing some more of those he has watched almost all your old ones already
Wheezy Waiter still does videos, and I really enjoy them!
I Thank you for taking time out of your life to create your videos.
They have helped me tremendously.
My favorite quote from you in this video is:
"When you really jump down the rabbit hole of de-cluttering, you stop spending"
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That is wild !!I thought I was the only one!! Lately my thought is where am I going to put that if I buy it. I do need to cut off Amazon for good !!And I have containeritis too😂!! I just donated a bunch of containers from Ikea that I loved but they weren’t serving their purpose anymore !! I feel lighter and I am
Saving money decluttering too !!
For cooking boot camp: cooking grains (rice, quinoa, Bulgar, etc) without burning or boiling over, could share tips to add flavor like cooking in stock or adding spices/chopped veggies too. Cooking beans (your video on this was super helpful for me).
Prayers for you total recovery. Thanks for all the advice Christine. Have a great weekend.
You keep me happy and sane. Thankyou x
Oh my gosh. Return to Me is my all time fav. I also just turned 43 in January so maybe it’s our age ☺️
Loved price matching!!!❤❤
I was more of a minimalist when I married 25+ years ago. I ran an organizing business part time. I then married a messy. I am also letting my books live at the library and feel so much better. I go through the house every month and try to fill up a small garbage bag, it causes friction but I enjoy it. I donated all my husbands not worn ties to a prom drive. I stopped using an extra freezer years ago. I barely waste food. When my mom became a widow I helped her with the process. Six months in gave her Marie Kondo and Death Cleaning books. She is still working on it, even removed all the art from her walls for a few years. I am now helping another relative, this video is going to be so helpful to her. She thought she was broke but then we priced the food she hoarded, the clothes she did not need, the cleaning products she did not need, the furnace filter we replaced with a washable one. Turns out she makes more money than she knew and I find that to be a common issue both in persons and businesses. I have turned my nephew onto Caleb Hammer so he can avoid it if possible. Love this video and by the way my mom still makes the bread we found during Covid. I am huge Waterpik fan, we all need them, the kid version is multi volt and can travel easily. Agree to limit our exposure to commercialism or 'hauls'. I have also let go of friends, usually tactfully but not always. I have always not cared about it, I remember people trying to pressure me in my teens, not my thing. Because of this I'm not easily impressed by things but value character and actions more. So agree regarding the gym, I joined the Y and for the first week just visited and learned something new while I adjusted my life to going daily. Get off those mailing lists and recycle, really cuts down on it. I think all of this has been so great for your family.
Not for me but I would gift to others. How to plan and then cook a meal and then roll that into the next meal and so on. One for adults, those just on their own such as teens learning or off to college.
I love listening to you, not only for the content but also because don't use vocal fry. So hard to listen to youtubers not using their real voice and they don't realize it. So many do it. Thank you for everything!
Best way to declutter, sell your house and move to a smaller place! I still have extra stuff I can't use but I'm selling and donating it. I feel so much better!
You motivated me to eat out of my pantry/freezer for a while (as long as it takes?), and I've also barely made a dent. I've also had to throw some stuff out - frozen veggies that have hung out in the deep freeze long past the "best buy" date to the point of frost-bitten petrification. I've made it to the point that things fit and are organized well, and I don't have to hold things in the freezer with one hand while trying to slam the door with the other. I had great frugal intentions buying on good sales, but I'm clearly seeing now what a waste of money that really was.
Havent seen your videos in forever!
The old Disney Cinderella is so cute! The animation and music combination is so artistic.
❤ from Iowa
Happy to pray for your finger, a speedy and complete recovery! Also for you and your daughter while she is away. My daughter moved away and got married! What?! But she got me a grandson, so it's okay. lol
It is great that you are one of my most searched youtubers. I type the letter f and you are the first thing that pops up!! I love Christine updates
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This was fun! Thank you so much for the recipes and the meal plan. I wish I had started it earlier. You are so fun to watch.😊
Crappy childhood fairy is the lady who speaks about clutter and childhood trauma…..she was a guest on podcast with Dawn the miminal mom
I think you look good with or without makeup .😊i can hear you
Just a bit pale due to lighting needed!
The audio is great
Praying for you ! from Georgia🥰.
Great discussion! Thanks for your thoughts and tips.
I've purging my file cabinet; got 1 draw done. Will continue tomorrow
A few years ago we decluttered a huge 4 drawer lateral filing into one file box that we could grab if every we needed to evacuate or there was an emergency
I love shopping my wardrobe for clothes
Hello from one Kristine to another Christine. lol I love all of your channels. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and strategies that have worked for you on saving money and decluttering. My friends call me Monica from the show Friends. I have always loved things very neat and in their proper place. So, I love to watch decluttering and organizing videos along with
meal planning and saving money. I agree with you about meal planning if I do not have food made in the frig or freezer for the next few days, I am more likely to pick up some fast food on the way home from a long day at work. It has saved me so much money. And I know that I am eating healthier food. Thanks again. I hope that you and your family have an awesome weekend. Sending hugs from Massachusetts. 😊
Hey! Been through this decluttering journey a number of times, it is definitely a “process”. Thanks bunches for the validation yet again to declutter.
Hi! I just got the ebook and also bought the recipes!!!! My way to thank you for all the content. ❤