Former Hoarder Who Got Rid Of Over 90% Of Her Possessions Asks Why Everyone Is Quitting Minimalism, Then Names Seven Traps That Sent Them Back To Clutter

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Woman sitting on the floor beside a bright minimalist living and dining room with large windows

Scroll through social media and you will hear it constantly: minimalism is dying. “Minimalism is overrated.” “Can minimalism just die already?” Marissa of A to Zen Life says everywhere she looks, minimalists are “dropping like flies,” with some loudly quitting and others quietly disappearing. She has standing to talk about it. She went from hoarder … Read more

They Got To An Estate Sale An Hour Early And Still Stood 48th In Line When Only The First 50 Got In, Then Found Chanel, Gucci And Rolexes And Wished They Had Woken Up Earlier

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Some people set an alarm for work. Others set it for an estate sale. A TikTok creator who posts as @yolandaadiazz woke up Zach at 6:00 in the morning for what she called the craziest estate sale ever, and he was, in her words, cranky about it. By the end of the day, she said … Read more

Yard Sale Sells Thousands Of Items For $1 Or Less With Free Clothes And Books, Then Final Count Beats The $2,500 Goal To Fund A Toy Store Christmas

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Crowd at a big yard sale beside tables of cheap clothes with one-euro style price signs

Picture a driveway packed with tables, totes and boxes, a Santa Claus mingling with the crowd, and a sign promising that every single item costs $1 or less. That was the scene when the YouTube channel Treasure Hunting With Jebus opened what the host calls “the craziest yard sale on the entire planet.” There were … Read more

She Spent $900 At An Estate Sale With One Of The Biggest Wedgwood Collections She Had Ever Seen, But Her Best Find Was A Full Length Vintage Fox Fur Coat For $550

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Woman saying she spent 900 dollars at an estate sale beside a stack of blue and white china plates

Walk into an estate sale with a budget and walk out with a rainbow. That is what happened to a shopper who shares her thrifting adventures as @denisexlee on Instagram. She says she “blacked out” at one sale and spent about $900, then showed off everything she brought home, saving her best and most expensive … Read more

Thrift Store Balance Boards Under $10 Sell For Around $95 Used, But Shipping Them In Cuts Net Profit To $64 After $10 To $15 In Costs

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Hand pulling a boxed item from a thrift store shelf beside a small secondhand shop storefront

The boring gray box in the electronics aisle might be the best flip in the store. That is the pitch from the reseller behind the ThriftSchool YouTube channel, who says Wii Fit balance boards turn up at thrift stores for under $10 and sell used online for around $95. The catch, he warns, is what … Read more

Couple Waited For Half Off Day At An Estate Sale To Get A $75 Tree For Half Price, But The Stained Glass Pumpkin They Hoped Was Still There Was Already Gone

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Woman at an estate sale beside a close-up of orange and green autumn pumpkins

Estate sale regulars know the trick: if a pricey item survives the first day, wait for the half off day and the price drops. That was the plan for a reselling couple on the floridapickers876 YouTube channel, Stacy and Travis, who spent a Saturday morning working a community garage sale and then an estate sale … Read more

More Than 70% Of Parents In A 2018 Survey Said Kids Should Stay As Busy As Possible, Yet More Than Half Of Those Same Parents Said All The Activities Leave Them Exhausted

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Woman with a microphone in a bright living room beside a monthly planner and pens for busy family schedules

What if the secret to a better family life is doing less, not more? That is the argument from Maddie, the creator behind the MadisunGray YouTube channel, who makes videos about what she calls creating a really cool life offline. Call it slowness, simplicity or minimalism, she says, but the heart of it is a … Read more

Neighbors Held A Street Wide Yard Sale And A Plywood Boat Priced At The Please Do Not Make Me Hang This Back Up Price Became Garden Art

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Creator cover beside an old wooden rowboat standing upright as garden art in a yard

Some yard sales are about the money. This one, by the creator’s own account, was more about the street. Peter Brown promised his viewers an update after a street-wide neighborhood yard sale, and a couple of weeks later he reported that it went over great. “Had a really nice time,” he says. He met neighbors … Read more

Fishing Rod Builder Offered A Whole Pile Of Gear For $150 At His Blowout Sale And The Picker Handed Over An Extra $20 Because It Felt Unfair

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Nobody was making him do it. The deal was done, the cash was counted, and the seller had already agreed to $150 for a big pile of gear. But picker North Idaho Pickers stopped, pulled out another $20, and said it did not feel right to walk away paying only $150. The moment came at … Read more