You Cleaned It Out.....Now What?

Ok, so you have decluttered your house. Now what? Well, there are several options. Some will make you money, some will make you friends and the rest might make you a few enemies!  ; )

Selling it off! 
The best thing to do is to sell off your unwanted items. I suggest you have a garage sale. The items are in the garage one minute and out the door the next. This is an easy way to get rid of items and get a little cash. The downside is that you can't charge as much at a garage sale as you could listing items on a sale site such as Craig's List or Ebay. You can also send your items to a local consignment shop. You bring it in and they sell it with them keeping a portion of the sales as their fee for selling the items for you.

Donating it
There are always charitable organizations that are more than happy to get your unwanted items. Please, don't send them trash. If it is broken beyond repair, missing parts or generally cannot be used you will want to toss it. Many charitable organizations run on donations and volunteers so they don't have time to take out your trash.
Some charitable organizations are: Goodwill, The Salvation Army, your local women and children's shelter or perhaps a local church.
If you have items that can be used in building houses consider Habitat for Humanity. They take your unwanted items and use them to build houses for those who are less fortunate. What a great way to share!
Books, magazines and other reading materials may be suitable for donating to nursing homes. Check with nursing home or hospice facilities in your local area about it. Why not share that Better Homes and Gardens or latest Harry Dresden book with someone rather than throw it out?

Recycling
If it is something that can be recycled please consider doing so rather than putting it in a landfill. Some items can be sold to recycling companies while others are just donated to keep a cleaner world. If you have items that you are unsure of contact your city's recycling department. If you have items that are toxic (paint, paint thinners, old batteries) you will definitely need to check with your city to see about recycling these items.

Giving It Away
This is where you might get into trouble. If you have friends who like STUFF consider asking them to come and take a look at some of yours. Depending on who the friend is you might wind up in trouble with their significant other for giving them the junk! ; )

No matter what you choose you will feel so much better when your load is lighter!