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Find a charitable organization in your area that either resells items to support their work or distributes directly to those in need.

If you have a lot of left over furniture that's in relatively good shape, get in touch with an organization like Habitat for Humanity. They might use it to furnish homes they build,

I use the Vietnam Vets organization. Mostly I donate clothes whenever I weed out the closets, but have also donated furniture and appliances.

You have to put the items in front of your house on the day they schedule pick-up as they do not come into your house. You may need to get someone to help you do that.




Moved several times, it's helps keep down the cluster and stuff you accumulate over a lifetime. Recently got rid of a lot of paperwork from career days. No longer need it or care about it. Staples has shredding services and occasionally my community has a "shedding day" and you can get your stuff shredded for free. Donate books to library if they have a program to sell used books.

It's liberating to not be loaded down with a lot of stuff you'll never use or look at. I just sent a family member 6 / 5 piece place settings of my Mom's Prince Albert China I've had in a storage container for 20 years. Still have a lot left but it was a relief to get rid of even that much. Definitely has sentimental feelings attached to it, but for heaven sakes it's been in storage for 20 years!!! Will probably have an auction company come in and take the rest to sell. Was told B&B's and small restaurants like to use vintage china and they buy it from auction houses.

So I wish you luck in your journey.