A Minimalist Move: How to Declutter Before Your Move Day

The process of moving in the Philippines can seem never-ending, especially when you have unnecessary items and unused things at your home. Hiring moving services in the Philippines is the best way to save money on your move, but decluttering can help you to save even more. Decluttering is a time-intensive endeavour, but the end results are worth it. The objective should be to get stuff out of your house and not to take junk items to your new place. Let’s check out how you can declutter wisely and make a minimalist move to save more dollars.

1. Declutter category-wise or room-wise

All moving companies in Manila quote their moving price based on the weight of the total household goods in the truck. Before you get an estimate for the move, start decluttering. There are two ways to do it – you can do it one room at a time or declutter category-wise, such as kitchen supplies, clothing, gadgets, furniture, books, decor items, and more.

2. Follow the 90-90 rule

If you’re facing difficulty in selecting what to keep and what to throw away, you can follow the 90-90 rule. If you have not used an item for the last 90 days and if you will not use it in the 90 days to come, then you should let it go.

3. Start sorting in 3 piles

Once you’re done with the planning process, it’s time to get into action. Sort each item and drop it in one of the three boxes, depending on whether you want to ‘Keep’, ‘Sell/Donate’, and ‘Throw’. Keep your essential items or the ones you use often in the ‘Keep’ box. If you’re not using an item for months now, you won’t probably use it in the future. If it’s in a good shape and condition, you can either donate or sell it. Give away the items you don’t use anymore to a charity or sell them online to make some money. If you can’t recycle an unused item or donate/sell it, simply trash it.

4. Make time for decluttering every day

A huge decluttering session at the weekend will disturb your moving plans and other family affairs. Give half an hour every day to your decluttering process to maintain the pace and progress. This way you could dedicate some time to your search for a moving company in Manila, hunt for a new home, and a lot more.

5. Purge before you splurge

Get rid of as much clutter as you can before buying new items or organisers/bins/baskets for your new home. When you buy more items before the move day, you risk your decluttering process and end up keeping items you don’t need. So purge before you splurge!

Conclusion

If you declutter two months prior to your moving day, get expert help from a moving services provider in the Philippines, and break all tasks (decluttering + packing + moving) into manageable action steps, moving can be an excellent opportunity to save and make money and keep your new home clean and organised. Follow the aforementioned decluttering tips and then call a moving company to get the right estimate for your minimalist move.