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3 Ways to Get Rid of Your Unwanted Storage Stuff

Posted on by Kara Masterson

Through regular spring cleaning and general organizational efforts, you may regularly place unwanted items in storage. After all, you may want these items at a later date, so tossing them out is not ideal. However, many of the items that you have clustered in your garage, attic, basement and closets over the years may no longer be useful or wanted. These may be items that you set aside years ago and forgot about. Your storage spaces may now be crammed with junk, and you are faced with the challenge of finding an efficient way to get rid of all of this unwanted stuff. There are a few options available that may be used effectively to address this problem.

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Saving Time: 4 Tips to Organize Your Life

Posted on by Kara Masterson

If you feel like tasks often take longer than they should or that you forget to do things throughout the day, then getting your life more organized is a smart decision. You’ll be able to go through the day more efficiently and accomplish more with your time. Here are four simple tips that will help you organize your life better.

Plan Your Days in Advance

The easiest way to keep yourself on track for the day is to know what you want to do. That way, you’re not left bouncing from task to task as you remember them. Write a plan for your day either the night before it happens or the morning of. This doesn’t need to be anything complicated—it could simply be a list of tasks to do that day.

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Clutter Cutting: 4 Techniques for Organizing Your House

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If you find yourself constantly asking, “Where are my [insert your personal lost item here]?” Then it may be time to do a little decluttering. Having an organized home allows you to enjoy what you have more since it’s easier to find and gives you more time to enjoy time with family and friends, since you aren’t constantly searching for or fixing items you probably don’t need, anyway. With a few simple steps, you can be well on your way to having the clutter-free house you’ve always wanted, but never had the time to achieve.

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Self Storage: How to Protect Your Stuff and Get Peace of Mind

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With over 2.3 billion square feet of space under roof at self-storage facilities across America, finding a storage facility near you is typically an easy task. What might be more difficult, however, is ensuring the stuff you choose to store in your storage unit remains safe for the duration of its time stored. With a few simple steps, though, you can rest easy at night knowing your stuff will stay safe and sound.

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4 Organizational Tips from the Play Room Guru

Posted on by Kara Masterson

Toys have a way of becoming strewn everywhere throughout the house within thirty minutes of cleaning them up. If you’re a parent, then you know what I am talking about. The play room is the place you send your kids to so that you can clean up the rest of the house, so it is a huge piece of your sanity sometimes. At least, that is until you have to clean it up.

To help you conquer this challenge and make it so that you don’t have to dedicate too much extra time in the future cleaning it, here are four easy ways to organize your children’s play room.

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Ditch Or Move? What You Should Keep Or Rebuy After Relocating

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Relocating is difficult. Not only are you moving to a new place where you may not know many people, but there is so much to do in such a short amount of time that it can be really stressful. One big cause of stress is deciding what to do with all of your stuff. Should you take that ironing board with you? How about the leather couch? Below we present some helpful tips to make the relocation process just a little easier. Continue reading “Ditch Or Move? What You Should Keep Or Rebuy After Relocating” →

Spring Clean: Tips For Easily Dejunking Your Life

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Spring cleaning can be much more than simply scrubbing the house from top to bottom. It is also an excellent time to de-clutter the home. There are probably many items around your home that you aren’t using and someone else could benefit from owning or using. Going through the clutter is a great way to free up your life and help someone else out along the way.
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How to Donate Your Car to Charity

Posted on by April Stephens
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The process of donating a car is easy to accomplish. You can sell your car for extra cash if you want, but donating your car to charity will help those in need. Also, when donating your vehicle to a charitable organization, you can claim it as a tax deduction on your income taxes.

You should avoid any middlemen when giving your car to a charitable organization. You may have seen TV commercials or billboards with people that offer to assist you in awarding your automobile to an organization. The fact is that they will assist you, but they will also require that you pay them between 50% to 90% of the value of the auto. So be sure to work directly with the charitable organization itself.

You may already be a part of a charitable organization. If so, ask if they accept donated vehicles. Not all charities accept donated automobiles. If you do not currently support a charity, you will have to do a little bit of research to find a reputable one. Check and see if there are any in your area. You can do a search online to find this information. Once you have the name of a few, check their reputation with the Better Business Bureau.

In order to claim the donation as a tax deduction, the charitable organization you are thinking about donating to needs to be an IRS approved organization. The IRS can tell if the organization qualifies. Places that normally qualify are churches, temples or synagogues.

It is important to know if/when you will need to report the auto’s market value. If the charitable organization keeps the automobile for its own personal use or for use in their charitable events, you do not need proof of the sales price. Also, if the donation is under $500, you do not need proof. To find the market value of the auto, refer to the Kelley Blue Book.

It is important to keep track of all records involving the donation for tax purposes. If your car’s donation is over $500, you will need to have a copy of the IRS form 8283 to turn in with your tax forms. If the donation is worth over $5,000, you will need to have the car appraised and attach a copy of that appraisal with your taxes.