Feeling Good About Giving
Well...sometimes circumstances have a way of going in a direction you don't anticipate, but end up being the best. I have given away my entire living room set to a young newlywed couple who are just starting out and were absolutely THRILLED with the furniture. They are moving and I was also able to give them a bunch of once-used moving boxes. I gave them a couple of other things to as we toured my house and looked at the piles.
Yes, I had hoped to sell stuff or at least get a decent tax deduction by donating to a non-profit, but as WakeboardMom said above, sometimes there is great pleasure in knowing your stuff is going to appreciative people.
I still have a few items left and I'm going to look into the other resources listed above.
This has been a good lesson in giving for me.
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