Stop Throwing Money Away: Turn Clutter to Cash, Trash to Treasure--And Save the Planet While You're at It

Stop Throwing Money Away: Turn Clutter to Cash, Trash to Treasure--And Save the Planet While You're at It

by Jamie Novak
Stop Throwing Money Away: Turn Clutter to Cash, Trash to Treasure--And Save the Planet While You're at It

Stop Throwing Money Away: Turn Clutter to Cash, Trash to Treasure--And Save the Planet While You're at It

by Jamie Novak

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Overview

The thrifty organization guide that shows you what to keep and what to toss.

Have you ever bought a duplicate of something when you couldn't find the one you already had at home? Have you ever held on to a brand-new jacket you know you'll never wear or found that the magazine subscription you didn't like was automatically renewed because you forgot to cancel it in time? Everyone knows that clutter can be unsightly and time-consuming, but it can also cost you money. Stop Throwing Money Away is the first guide that shows you how to get organized and save or make money at the same time. Step by step, room by room, you'll learn how to reduce, reuse, recycle, swap, sell, share and more as you streamline your possessions and your life.

  • Explains the secrets of half-and-half organizing, showing you how to make money by paring what you own by half and plugging cash clutter traps by shopping at home
  • Exposes the four ways our clutter makes us poor and how to change our habits and behavior
  • Written by Jamie Novak, an organizing expert for iVillage and a regular contributor to Woman's World and Woman's Day. She has appeared on QVC and HGTV.

If you want a vase for flowers, recycle a glass jar. When you need more cupboard space, sell those expensive kitchen gadgets you never use. Whether you've got a little clutter or a lot, Stop Throwing Money Away is packed with indispensable ideas and time-saving tips that will help you find more money and simplify your life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470549001
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication date: 02/01/2010
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Jamie Novak is the World's Most Relatable OrganizerTM who currently serves as an organizer for NBC's iVillage. You may have seen her on QVC with a line of home solution products or on HGTV's Mission: Organization. She's represented such industry leaders as Brother P-touch® and Febreze® for Procter & Gamble, and her tips have been featured in Everyday with Rachael Ray, Real Simple, All You, and Woman's Day. She is the author of three bestselling books: The Get Organized Answer Book, 1,000 Best Quick and Easy Time-Saving Strategies, and 1,000 Best Quick and Easy Organizing Secrets. When not on the road, Jamie is rotating her pantry, emptying her paper shredder, and searching for the mango slicer that mysteriously disappeared from her utensil drawer.

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Table of Contents

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Welcome 1

1 Are You Broke and Disorganized? The Clutter-Cash Connection 19

2 Stop Procrastinating and Organize Your Life: Embracing Your To-Do List 37

3 Calculate Your Clutter Savings: Hunt for Treasure at Home 52

4 Shop at Home: Think Outside the Box 60

5 Collect the Cash: Where the Big Bucks Are 74

6 Beat the Home Office Blues: Improving on the Scoop-and-Dump Method 91

7 Conquer Your Kitchen Clutter: The Heart of Your Home Is Draining Your Wallet 116

8 The Zen Way to De-Clutter Your Closet: A Wardrobe That Suits You, Here and Now 145

9 Find Savings in Every Room of Your Home: Avoid Sneaky Clutter-Cash Traps 157

10 Turn Clutter into Cash: How to Maximize Your Profits, Selling Online and in Person 176

11 Swap Yourself Rich: Try This Cash-Free Way to Profit 209

12 Spend Thirty Days with Jamie 223

Conclusion: Change Your Habits, Change Your Life 235

Index 242

What People are Saying About This

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“This is not another organizing book. In her warm and friendly style, Jamie Novak brilliantly offers a new way of thinking and inspires you to change your mindset about organizing, making money & saving the planet all at once. I was surprised by each new organizing tip that I had never before considered! And, most importantly she inspires you to take ACTION! In between sections, I found myself putting the book down and ripping the contents out of closets and cupboards using her invaluable techniques. Jamie Novak's method works!”
—Tamara Monosoff, Founder of www.mominvented.com & author of Your Million Dollar Dream, The Mom Inventors Handbook and co-author of the One Page Business Plan for Women in Business.

“Jamie Novak makes me feel like I can tackle my junk drawer without getting lost in the rubber bands and expired coupons. She makes it easy to take the organizing I so desperately need to do in small, easy-to-take bites, while never once making me feel bad about the stuff falling out of my closet.”
— Jen Singer, author of the Stop Second-Guessing Yourself guides to parenting

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