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• Selling used furniture without the runaround

  Photographs, measurements and pickup logistics decide whether furniture sells. The price matters less than most people think.

• Before you recycle a computer or phone

  A drive you did not wipe is a copy of your life in somebody else's hands. Deleting files is not wiping.

• Emptying a kitchen before a move

  A kitchen has to be empty before the boxes are packed, and food can't wait. Work the pantry, the spice rack and the drawers first, then decide what's worth selling, then pack the plates so they survive the trip.

• Sorting tools in a garage or workshop

  Rusty hand tools, dead cordless drills, a bench vise and a half-full can of old paint each leave the garage a different way. Clear the floor first and sort by type before you decide what any of it is worth.