Comments on: My “Thing”: Keeping a Bunch of Old Magazines http://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines A personal finance blog teaching you how to live debt free and use credit wisely. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:46:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Interesting Reads from Fellow Personal Finance Bloggers #8 | Our Fourpence Worthhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4583 Interesting Reads from Fellow Personal Finance Bloggers #8 | Our Fourpence Worth Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:16:23 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4583 [...] Debt Plan talks about his “Thing”: Keeping a Bunch of Old Magazines. We have a similar “thing”. My Wall Street Journal pile, for instance, will soon be a [...] [...] Debt Plan talks about his “Thing”: Keeping a Bunch of Old Magazines. We have a similar “thing”. My Wall Street Journal pile, for instance, will soon be a [...]

]]> By: Mhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 M Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:33:33 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4291 Scanning will force you to think about whether or not you really need to keep a given article/issue. Some people might buy old magazines (I have sold a year's worth of old Cosmopolitan magazines on eBay - the person who bought them had done an internship with Cosmo and wanted copies of the articles she helped produce and hadn't thought of getting them at the time) and other magazines may have more resale value than others. You could also donate them to a local library or simply recycle them if you are finished with them, or pass them on to other recently financially more aware people... could be a future contest prize, who knows.Someone might be more willing to buy the car magazines since they are more specialized if you can bear to part with them. Otherwise, again, scan the articles you are most interested in or the whole magazine if you like, then enjoy the newly decluttered space or display the magazines on a bookcase so you may be more likely to peruse them, etc. Scanning will force you to think about whether or not you really need to keep a given article/issue. Some people might buy old magazines (I have sold a year’s worth of old Cosmopolitan magazines on eBay – the person who bought them had done an internship with Cosmo and wanted copies of the articles she helped produce and hadn’t thought of getting them at the time) and other magazines may have more resale value than others. You could also donate them to a local library or simply recycle them if you are finished with them, or pass them on to other recently financially more aware people… could be a future contest prize, who knows.

Someone might be more willing to buy the car magazines since they are more specialized if you can bear to part with them. Otherwise, again, scan the articles you are most interested in or the whole magazine if you like, then enjoy the newly decluttered space or display the magazines on a bookcase so you may be more likely to peruse them, etc.

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 Kevin Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:22:48 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4275 @Christina: Good point. I probably just need to get rid of the finance magazines. The car magazines -- especially the car club one -- wouldn't be readily available online or in a library.@M: Scanning seems like a lot of work :) I might try the eBay route, but gosh, I can't imagine anyone buying old issues of Money Magazine.@Trish and CAYG: Yea, sounds like I just need to pick a day and regularly clean things out.@Brian: Glad I'm not alone! @Christina: Good point. I probably just need to get rid of the finance magazines. The car magazines — especially the car club one — wouldn’t be readily available online or in a library.

@M: Scanning seems like a lot of work :) I might try the eBay route, but gosh, I can’t imagine anyone buying old issues of Money Magazine.

@Trish and CAYG: Yea, sounds like I just need to pick a day and regularly clean things out.

@Brian: Glad I’m not alone!

]]> By: The NEW Weekly Round-Uphttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4255 The NEW Weekly Round-Up Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:12:27 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4255 [...] Debt Plan writes about his habit of keeping old magazines in an article about dealing with “stuff”. As someone with way too much stuff, I can [...] [...] Debt Plan writes about his habit of keeping old magazines in an article about dealing with “stuff”. As someone with way too much stuff, I can [...]

]]> By: Brianhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4245 Brian Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:12:41 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4245 I am the same way. I have magazines going 5 years back. I also keep old bills i know i will never look at again. Its a problem best solved by loved one nagging you to throw away I am the same way. I have magazines going 5 years back. I also keep old bills i know i will never look at again. Its a problem best solved by loved one nagging you to throw away

]]> By: Trishhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4243 Trish Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:33:58 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4243 Once a year (this time of year for me, actually), I go through everything in the house. If it hasn't been used in the past year, it is gone. End of story. I hate clutter to begin with, but I was starting to accumulate stuff. Badly. Last year was a major overhaul and took almost an entire month to go through everything so completely. I still had boxes that I hadn't even unpacked from the last move. However, three SUV loads to Goodwill later, I was free. And it felt great. The first time you try this, have a friend help. You'll need someone who is not emotionally attached to it to help you let go. I'll say this, I don't miss anything I've gotten rid of. Once a year (this time of year for me, actually), I go through everything in the house. If it hasn’t been used in the past year, it is gone. End of story. I hate clutter to begin with, but I was starting to accumulate stuff. Badly. Last year was a major overhaul and took almost an entire month to go through everything so completely. I still had boxes that I hadn’t even unpacked from the last move. However, three SUV loads to Goodwill later, I was free. And it felt great.
The first time you try this, have a friend help. You’ll need someone who is not emotionally attached to it to help you let go. I’ll say this, I don’t miss anything I’ve gotten rid of.

]]> By: CAYGhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4241 CAYG Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:16:02 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4241 CAYG - Clean As You Go...just a nifty acronym my mom taught me. Can these financial magazines be accessed online? My suggestion is make your computer keep them for you. If you really need/want a hard copy, then take the magazine apart and save the important articles in a filing system that will be handy for you. I like Matt's suggestions: google notes and scanning. I do a lot of scanning for work, and it's a great way to go paperless. These days most personal printers come with the scanning option, so that shouldn't be too hard to incorporate at home. I too am curious about selling magazines online. Wow! CAYG – Clean As You Go…just a nifty acronym my mom taught me.
Can these financial magazines be accessed online? My suggestion is make your computer keep them for you.
If you really need/want a hard copy, then take the magazine apart and save the important articles in a filing system that will be handy for you.
I like Matt’s suggestions: google notes and scanning. I do a lot of scanning for work, and it’s a great way to go paperless. These days most personal printers come with the scanning option, so that shouldn’t be too hard to incorporate at home.
I too am curious about selling magazines online. Wow!

]]> By: Matt @ Steadfast Financeshttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4239 Matt @ Steadfast Finances Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:05:42 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4239 I run a "as paperless as possible" system. If I find a link or story I like, I copy to it in Google Notes and put a few tags on it so I can find it quickly if ever needed again. Firefox also has a few plugins like Zotero or Foxmarks that can store your favorite stories on a server. Beats shuffling through those old boxes b/c there is very little chance I could find it once that box gets filled up.If I have a paper copy of something that is vitally important, I scan it and store it on a memory stick. I run a “as paperless as possible” system. If I find a link or story I like, I copy to it in Google Notes and put a few tags on it so I can find it quickly if ever needed again. Firefox also has a few plugins like Zotero or Foxmarks that can store your favorite stories on a server. Beats shuffling through those old boxes b/c there is very little chance I could find it once that box gets filled up.

If I have a paper copy of something that is vitally important, I scan it and store it on a memory stick.

]]> By: Mhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4238 M Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:10:36 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4238 You might consider scanning the articles you feel worthwhile about and labeling them accordingly. Electronic storage takes up much less space than boxes of magazines. You could in theory sell them on eBay if others were interested or donate them to a friend who might like to read them or recycle them, as appropriate. You might consider scanning the articles you feel worthwhile about and labeling them accordingly. Electronic storage takes up much less space than boxes of magazines. You could in theory sell them on eBay if others were interested or donate them to a friend who might like to read them or recycle them, as appropriate.

]]> By: JBhttp://www.nodebtplan.net/2008/09/12/my-thing-keeping-a-bunch-of-old-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 JB Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:15:15 +0000 http://www.nodebtplan.net/?p=769#comment-4236 @Miss Thrifty - are you serious? People buy old magazines? @Miss Thrifty – are you serious? People buy old magazines?

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