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01-08-05, 07:05
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holland_patrick is offline
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hartford ct Posts: 1,426 | Lot's of work
Well in two weeks the old ball and chian is going skiing and the time for me to act is now she has been wanting to use our garage for thrre long years now and so have i.. so stay turned and wait for the after pictures 
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01-08-05, 08:20
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 364 | I'm anxious... | |
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01-08-05, 08:38
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Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,093 | If this ends up looking ANYTHING like a garage I am putting you up for some sort of Autopian award!
Man, it looks like the aftermath of a K-Mart Blue Light Special!:scared | |
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01-08-05, 08:45
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| | AKA Bajapat
holland_patrick is offline
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hartford ct Posts: 1,426 | ya it's a mess...
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01-08-05, 09:00
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Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | Man, that's nothing compared to how my garage started out 4 years ago.... but good luck, you're going to need a chiropractor after that  | |
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01-08-05, 09:27
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Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 297 | I thoroughly clean my garage out a couple times per year. My wife has a tendancy to rathole junk in there. I have a few strategies that may help.
First, I always remove everything and get it out of the garage first. I make 5 piles. One is junk, one is stuff to put back in the garage, one is stuff that needs to be stored in the attic, one is stuff that needs to be donated to charity, one is an undecided pile for stuff you're not quite sure what to do with.
If you haven't used it in a year, think very hard before you decide to keep it. Chances are you don't need it.
If you don't already, use a program for itemizing non-cash charitable contributions. It will pay for itself many times over. I never have garage sales; I always donate everything. My deductions increased 4 fold after I started using the software because I didn't know how to estimate the value of things. The software uses thrift-store values for just about everything you can think to donate which is 100% Kosher with the IRS. | |
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01-09-05, 07:53
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Hemi57 is offline
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 324 | Pondscum, I have never heard of claiming non-cash contributions before.
In Australia about the only thing they don't tax yet is the air we breathe. Unfortunately I really don't think I could get a deduction of the non-cash contributions here.
I reckon your advice will be highly valued by the US resident members though.
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01-09-05, 08:59
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 39 | You've got your work cut out for you. 
Good luck - we look forward to the "after" pictures!
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01-16-05, 01:10
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AMDin93103 is offline
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 648 | Quote: Originally posted by Pondscum
If you don't already, use a program for itemizing non-cash charitable contributions. It will pay for itself many times over. . . .The software uses thrift-store values for just about everything you can think to donate which is 100% Kosher with the IRS. | Not to get too far off topic  well, while we are waiting for Patrick to clean up the garage.. . what software are you using for this? I have a truckload (no joke) of things and was thinking this would make it easier? TIA.
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01-16-05, 07:54
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 594 | Man I thought I had my work cut out for me in the garage. But good luck Im sure you will love it when its done! Unfortunately the majority of our garage is a games/entertainment room!! lol!! | |
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01-23-05, 01:51
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| | AKA Bajapat
holland_patrick is offline
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: hartford ct Posts: 1,426 | Well the paint is up and Half of the stuff it out I have a few large items to get rid of tomorrow and then it's time to get the tile 
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01-23-05, 02:17
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Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 1,058 | Wow dude that's a messy garage , but it's looking better. Keep up the good work 
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