Decluttering and making money

As an older person, you probably have a host of items in your house accumulated over the years. Well, if you want to both declutter for space reasons, and make money, it is worth thinking about selling these items. Ebay is the most immediate tool that spring to mind. It is very easy to list items, all you really need is a digital camera or camera phone to photograph the item and then post it online. The old adage, one man's junk is another man's treasure is staggeringly true for this site. Crockery, pottery, pictures, books and other such items are particularly popular. You may have something that is not of value for you but will make someone’s day.

Also if you have books that you don't want anymore, try greenmetropolis.com. This site is dedicated to recycling books. All you have to do is input the ISBN number on the back of the book and it will find the title, price when bought and date of publication of the book. You receive £3 for every book sold. This is a standard fee with 75p going to the site. So each book listed costs £3.75. Of course, if you have any rare books or first editions, then you don't want to list then as you could get far more for them if you sold them privately.

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