A Goodwill thrifting video cover beside a rack of hanging sweaters and jackets in warm autumn tones.

Her Goodwill Honey Hole Averages $7 Per Item, And One Rachel…

Oct 31, 20265 min read

Every thrifter dreams of that one store where the racks are full of good stuff.…

A gold signet ring on a white surface.

Cash For Gold Buyers Can Lowball You Badly On Jewelry, So…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

You have a tangle of old necklaces, a few broken chains, a ring that no…

A woven basket holding pens and paper beside a bright window.

Someone Says The Doom Basket Where Mail Toys And Mystery Receipts…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

Almost every home has one. It might be a basket, a bin or a laundry…

A tablet and stylus resting on a wooden table.

Common Sense Media Finds 40% Of Kids Have Their Own Tablet…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

Remember when a toddler’s big gift was a wooden block set and a stuffed bunny?…

A pen resting on a blank check.

The Buyer Who Overpays By Check And Asks You To Send…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

A buyer messages you about the dresser you listed. They want it badly, they will…

A cozy guest bedroom with a neatly made bed and a bedside table.

Retired Texan Takes A Second Pass At Decluttering The Guest Room…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

“Second pass. Second pass.” That is how Joyce, a retired Texan who shares her decluttering…

Back to school supplies laid out on graph paper.

Buying The Whole School Supply List Before The Teacher Confirms It…

Oct 29, 20265 min read

Back-to-school season hits, and the supply list comes home. Pencils, glue sticks, folders, markers, notebooks,…

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madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Grandmother Took Her 12 Year Old Granddaughter on a Motorhome Trip to Miami Then Drove Off and Left Her Alone at a Gas Station at Night
Organizer With 13 Years in the Business Says the Only Thing You Need to Declutter Is Trash Bags and Influencers Pushing Products Are Getting Paid
Mom Is Still Stuck Counting Down the Last 8 Days of School While Every Other Family She Knows Is Already Out for Summer
Mom Refused to Pay for School Pictures for Three Kids in This Economy and Had ChatGPT Make Their Portraits Instead With Surprising Results
Kindergarten Teacher of 19 Years Says He Has 27 Kids No Assistant and Three Students on Talking Devices and Has Never Been More Burnt Out
Teacher With 34 Students Says Only One Passed Her Sight Word Test Even After She Wrote the Word on the Board for Them to Copy
Military Mom on Her First Day Solo While Her Husband Travels for Work Had Her Toddler Choke on Bacon Before the Morning Was Even Over
Daycare Sent Her Three Year Old Twins Off on a Mystery School Bus on a Day They Had No School and Their Trackers Pinged a Stranger's House
Professional Organizer Says Stop Keeping Food Container Lids in a Separate Pile and Has a Blunt Rule for Any Container Missing One