Declutter & Earning Extra Income in Malaysia

I've been clearing clutter in my room and I was able to earn extra cash for the month of July. It's not a lot but it's way better than none. I hoped to clear more stuff away before the end of 2019. In some way, it's a good excuse to start early since Chinese New Year is only a few months away (January 2020). 

So far I managed to clear few of my things that were taking space in my closet & drawer. 

There's more stuff that I've sold but I'm only sharing a few of the pictures here on this blog post. I didn't want to show too much of the stuff that I had regretted buying. Most of them were due to impulse purchase 😣

I had made up my mind to live simply once I cleared all my stuff. Looking back, I had realized that there are a lot of things that I had purchased were actually things I don't really need. 

If you're wondering which platform I sold my stuff, its either eBay or Carousell. So far I find that the response & selling at Carousell is much better as compared to eBay. 

 

Although some of the things I was able to give away, I feel even better when I get to receive some money to pay off my bills 😆

Sometimes I'll reward myself with snack....such as these candies which is my favourite 😋 

I'm still thinking of ways to make extra money so that I can get my financial life in order. 

I'll put more effort into saving because I haven't been doing that since the beginning of 2019. Gonna start living frugally and spend less on material goods. Wish me luck!

Taking Small Steps To Declutter & Selling Things Away | My Journey to Declutter

For these few months, I have been decluttering and selling things I don't need anymore. Although my blog post I usually cover cafes and places I've been, I thought I will jot down on the things I sold or giveaway, so that I can look back and see what I had bought....and eventually sold (and sharing the stories behind those things I acquired & my thoughts on 'what the heck' was I thinking when I got these). 

For this post, I thought I will write down how I came about getting these postcards. When I was studying in Australia many moons ago....I love to buy postcards, especially to places that I've been to.  The wooden postcard is perhaps my favourite because it was actually a gift before my graduation. I actually had a lot more but gave some of it away through the years. I still look at these postcards from time to time, before putting back into one of my 'safe-keep' boxes. 

Fast forward to 2019....this year I decided I should try selling some of the things that I don't use anymore...which includes these postcards. After a few weeks putting these up on an auction listing, I was able to sell it off.  I do feel sentimental about it but felt that someone will have more use of these than me. If you're wondering how much I got for selling these.....I actually sold it for RM30....with free postage 😆😅 

The same applied to the uncirculated coin set which was given to me as well. Unfortunately, I do not collect coins so I was glad that there's a buyer who collects these. 

I have so much more to get rid of so I'll be updating more posts that are similar to these. Sometimes when I look back at all the things I bought....I wondered why did I get them in the first place? Was it due to impulse purchase? Or was it due to pressure to impress someone? Well...let just say that this year I had pretty much stopped buying things....unless it's things which are work-related or something that I really need...rather than want. Will write more in my next few posts.