Clear Your Clutter Day Campaign
The Clear Your Clutter Campaign is a year-round push to get us all to make money, save money and gain freedom by de-cluttering our lives on every level.
It has been set up by Jasmine Birtles, TV money guru and founder of MoneyMagpie.com. Jasmine says, “we lose millions every year by buying stuff we don’t need or not selling things we no longer want and then not using up what we already have because it’s hidden under piles of other junk! I believe households could be significantly richer if they de-junked their lives, cashed-in on what they have and lived simpler, more clutter-free lives going forward.”
The campaign reaches a peak each Spring with the National Clear Your Clutter Day, this year it will be Friday 24th May with activities around the country and online. However, things don’t just come to a close with the Clear Your Clutter Day, there are new ideas, videos and articles every week!
CLEAR YOUR CLUTTER DAY IS ON FRIDAY 24th MAY, 2019
Keep your eyes peeled on the CYC section of our website where we’ll have lots of fun new articles and videos plus a week of competitions!
National clear your clutter day
In the lead up to Clear Your Clutter Day 2018 we offered you, our readers, fantastic decluttering tips from articles and eBooks to videos to help you along your way. We also gave you access to industry experts who shared their tips on selling, swapping, donating, upcycling and recycling your items. On the day itself, Jasmine Birtles, dubbed the “Queen of Cash”, was joined by a team of experts and host a live Google Hangout, which you can still watch over on our YouTube page.
Clear Your Clutter Day is the perfect excuse to declutter your homes to reduce your bulging mountain of unwanted items, while helping you to live stress and clutter-free lives. But it’s only a small part of our year-round push to help you get organised!
Don’t forget to look out for our ongoing Clear Your Clutter competitions to win some fantastic prizes!
And see our MANY articles about Selling your stuff online and offline, How to recycle your gadgets for cash, How to make money selling your clothes on ASOS Marketplace, and lots more!
Here is a video that Jasmine made for the first national Clear Your Clutter Day in 2016 – how time flies!
Suggested items for Selling, Swapping, Donating, Upcycling or Recycling
Clothing & Accessories
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Gadgets & Toys
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In The Home
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Jasmine’s Top Five Decluttering Tips:
1. Make a bid for freedom
Look on decluttering as gaining space and freedom rather than having to get rid of things. If you see it as gaining something, you’re much more likely to throw out unwanted items that you know you don’t love or need. Get 20 storage tips to save time and money here.
2. Do it space by space
Don’t try and do your whole home in one go. Do it drawer by drawer and cupboard by cupboard. Start with the easiest room in the house (probably the bathroom) and once you’ve cleared that room, give yourself a quick break and then start on the next easiest room. Once you’ve done two whole rooms you’ll already have more of a sense of satisfaction and control over your life which should spur you on to do more cluttered parts of the house.
3. Do it with a friend
Get a friend or family member to help you. It will make it more fun and help you sort more of your home then you would on your own. If you’re a natural hoarder, bring in someone who loves throwing things out, so that you’re not tempted to just keep everything. Get celebrity tips on how to declutter here.
4. Use the four box rule
Get four boxes which are marked ‘throw away’, ‘charity shop’, ‘sell’, ‘recycle’. Everything you decide not to keep should go into one of those boxes. The ‘throw away’ one is easy (although even some broken electronic items could be given away through Freecycle for parts). The ‘charity shop” one is obvious – take it to your nearest favourite charity shop, remembering to give them your name and postcode so that they can gift aid it. The stuff to recycle could be decorated, put in nice packaging and used as Christmas or birthday present, or, if its clothing you might be able to dye it, put new fastenings on it or add trimmings to give you a whole ‘new’ item you will actually wear. With the items to sell, you should photograph them and then just upload their details to an internet sales site such as eBay, Preloved or a local community Facebook group, while you’re watching TV in the evening. Sorted! Find out how you could actually LOSE WEIGHT by decluttering here.
5. Sort one item per day
If you can’t stand the idea of spending a day, or even half a day decluttering, just get into the habit of sorting one item per day. It’s not hard to do just one a day and, doing it this way, by the end of the year you will have sorted 265 items! It could be that once a day you put something online to sell or give away or you just drop something off to the charity shop on your way to work each day. Whatever works for you, get into the clearing habit and you will gain more freedom and make extra money throughout the year.
Partners 2018
This year we are delighted to partner up with Gumtree as primary campaign sponsor, not just for Clear Your Clutter Day, but for a significant part of the year. Keep your eyes peeled for great content throughout the collaboration!
Gumtree is the UK’s #1 classifieds website and app, used by 1 in 3 adults every month. With over 1.5 million ads live on the site at any time, it’s the perfect place to buy or sell second-hand goods and cars. You can also find ads for a wide range of jobs, properties to rent and buy, professional services, community events and more. 33% of the UK digital population use Gumtree every month, and the Gumtree smartphone app has been downloaded over 16 million times.
PARTNERS 2017
APDOAPDO, the Association of Professional Declutters and Organisers, is a not-for-profit association which provides support, networking and promotion for members of the Professional Organising and Decluttering industry in the UK, and information and services for their clients. A need for decluttering and simplification is growing rapidly and they are there to help. Their primary focus is to make it easy for people throughout the UK to find a professional organiser to work with. They offer emotional and practical support to clients to declutter and reorganise their home or business. |
Bankers Box by FellowesOffering more than 90 years’ experience and innovation, Bankers Box® is the market leader in the UK for branded archival storage. Ideal for your home and office wellbeing, Bankers Box® keeps everything from documents to stationery organised and secure. Ideal for busy environments, stylish and modern desk drawers ensure a tidy workspace and strong storage boxes are made for easy transport and access. Whatever your filing style may be; Bankers Box® can help you work with greater organisation and productivity at home or at work. Discover what your filing habits say about you Discover your Pro-File. |
RELISHRelish is a broadband provider covering central London. We know our customers are always busy and on the move, so our services help them get online quickly and easily, without any hassle. Our exclusive 4G and wireless networks mean that you can get online without needing to wait for a broadband installation guy, long contracts or unwanted landlines. From our home to business broadband services, if you’re in need of fast internet without the kerfuffle – we’ve got you covered. Relish. Broadband rebooted. |
Gone for GoodGone for Good operates across the UK and it partners with lots of national charities (such as British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Mind, Shelter, Sue Ryder and Debra) as well as with several local charities and hospices of donations since its national launch in Spring 2016 it’s already helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for good causes.
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ACTION FOR CHILDRENFrom before they are born until they are into their twenties, we help disadvantaged children across the UK. We help them through fostering or adoption – and by intervening early to stop neglect and abuse. We make life better for disabled children. We influence policy and advocate for change. Our 7,000 staff and volunteers operate over 600 services, improving the lives of 390,000 children, teenagers, parents and carers every year. We succeed by doing what’s right, doing what’s needed, and doing what works for children. |
PARTNERS 2016
APDOAPDO, the Association of Professional Declutters and Organisers, is a not-for-profit association which provides support, networking and promotion for members of the Professional Organising and Decluttering industry in the UK, and information and services for their clients. A need for decluttering and simplification is growing rapidly and they are there to help. Their primary focus is to make it easy for people throughout the UK to find a professional organiser to work with. They offer emotional and practical support to clients to declutter and reorganise their home or business. |
ZiffitZiffit.com is a free and easy to use website to sell unwanted books, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and games for cash. Up to half-a-million items per month have been traded-in since the site launched in October 2013, making it one of the largest trade in sites in the UK. The service is easy to use via its free app (available in the App Store and Google Play) that scans barcodes and instantly offers the price for each item and shows the accumulated total for all items scanned. Once Ziffit receive and process the items, payment is fast and paid either by cheque or directly into your bank or PayPal account, there is also the option to donate any proceeds to charity through JustGiving. |
Money AwareThe StepChange MoneyAware team help you avoid debt with practical advice and tips on saving money, budgeting, debt news and ways to stay on top of bills. Their specialist advisory service helps 500,000 people across the UK each year by advising on personal budgeting, the wise use of credit and, where appropriate, managing achievable plans to repay debts. |
Latest Free StuffLatest Free Stuff (as seen on Dragons Den) are the UK’s #1 freebie website. They update their website everyday with new freebies and free samples! Freebies are given away by major UK companies including Nivea, Dove, Simple, Oral-B, Colgate, L’Oreal, Garnier, Head and shoulders, Pampers, Gillette, Fairy, Olay, Pantene, Garnier, Boots, Tesco and more. If you’re looking for free stuff, free samples, free competitions, discount codes and UK freebies head to Latest Free Stuff. |
Action for ChildrenAction for Children are a national charity, delivering services that respond to the local needs of children, young people, their families and communities. They work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support & opportunity they need to reach their potential. Since 1869 they’ve supported and spoken up for the UK’s most vulnerable and neglected children and young people. They work with around 300,000 children, young people and their families through 650 services across the UK. |
MoneywiseMoneywise magazine and Moneywise.co.uk represent the leading resource in the UK for people looking to take control of their financial position. They produce highly targeted editorial commentary that offers direction on how to deal with each and every mainstream financial issue the British public face, providing information about the options and courses of action available to them that will allow issues to be resolved in a practical way. Since its launch in 1990, Moneywise magazine has informed and educated millions of people about how to make the most of their hard earned money, by helping people to identify the right investment products such as ISAs or pensions and by showing them how to avoid the unnecessary cost associated with so many financial product |
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