Buy and Sell Metamorphosis Out with the Old, In with the New
By: Ashlyn George
Like many people in 2020, I used the opportunity of spending time at home to declutter. It was surprising the things I found tucked in the back corners of my condo: a university lab coat, an electric ice cream maker,
unused picture frames and clothing with price tags still attached. I was a casualty of consumerism, purchasing items over the years I never needed. But instead of taking my poor choices as a complete loss, I decided
to see what I could get for them online. In less than 12 months, I rid myself of nearly 200 things and pocketed more than $4,500. It became like a game to see what I could sell. I’d carefully track each item in a
spreadsheet while adding up the dollar signs. But I quickly realized it wasn’t all about the money. There was a cathartic release every time I added one more item to my “sold” list and had one less needless physical item in
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