Professional home organization and decluttering services can be free for many unique and amazing reasons. Most of these examples below can also MAKE you money, in fact, so much money that you could pay for my services for yourself AND for twelve of your friends too!
1. A professional organizer helps you declutter and donate the things you no longer want or use. If you itemize on your federal income taxes, you can deduct all your charitable donations up to a certain GENEROUS limit. See your tax advisor for the most recent updates on this limit.
2. On Idaho state taxes, you can deduct half of the cost of your donations to specific charities, up to $400 (thus a $200 state income tax deduction).
3. Decluttering can make your need for off-site storage obsolete, saving you the monthly rental fee, every month, for as long as you live. That’s no small change!
4. You may never need to buy a bigger home due to running out of space.
5. I can help you arrange to sell many of your discards, and you could earn back in sales every penny of fees you pay me. Oftentimes, even more!
6. If you own a business (home-business too), my services are tax-deductible as a business expense. Plus, any charitable donations made by your business are also tax deductible! Ask your business tax advisor for details.
7. During decluttering sessions, I often find gift cards, gift certificates, receipts for items to be returned to a store, and cold hard CASH for my clients in their homes and cars.
8. I can help you set up a bill payment system so that you will never pay a late fee for an overdue bill again.
9. An organized pantry reduces loss of money due to boxes and cans of food being buried and forgotten before their expiration dates. Pantry organization saves you money every week.
10. Housekeeping will take less time: if you pay to have your house cleaned professionally, an organized home saves money every visit: it’s cheaper to pay for one hour of housekeeping services rather than three hours. You may also be able to reduce the frequency of housekeeping services, to once every two or three weeks instead of every week.
11. Lost medical records can be expensive. If you owe a medical office or a hospital a large sum due to a procedure that your insurance refused to cover, you may be able to challenge the charge. But you need PROOF. I can help you find it!
12. Cleaning up the clutter uncovers potential home maintenance issues that could be extremely costly if not addressed: vermin infestation, mold, dry rot, pipe leaks. These issues are low-cost to fix at the outset, and extremely expensive to address when they have been allowed to continue growing for months or years.
13. Decluttering can reveal potential health hazards. Unsafe electrical appliances, broken windows, boxes stacked too high, piles of flammable papers, expired medications, and hazardous waste are all potential dangers. An emergency room visit can run into the thousands of dollars; a home fire can kill.
14. A work-related move can cost many thousands of dollars. Most if not all of your moving expenses can be tax deductible, including the services of a professional home organizer to coordinate the move. See your tax advisor for details.
15. A professional home organizer can help your move cost less, too! Most commercial moving companies charge by the distance between your old and new homes, plus the total weight of your household goods. A pro organizer can help you declutter so that you have less weight to move, saving you big money. For cross-town moves, professional organizers charge less per hour to box up your possessions than professional movers charge.
16. Duplicates! Oftentimes my clients purchase an item over and over because they can’t find it in the mess. Getting rid of the junk and organizing what is left will allow you to KNOW what you have, and WHERE to find it when you need it. This will eliminate needless spending on duplicates.
17. Elder moves and clearing out the family home are not only heart-rending experiences, but often require the oversight and coordination of a family member who lives across the country. Many times, valuable possessions are tossed into rented Dumpsters by overwhelmed family members working on a tight schedule as they frantically prepare the family home for sale. A professional organizer can coordinate all aspects of estate liquidation to prepare the home for a quick and profitable sale, saving not only time, but money lost in the form of Dumpster rental fees and useable goods thrown out rather than donated or sold. Plus, a professional organizer can arrange for yard clean up, household repairs, interior or exterior painting, move-out cleaning, and home staging to optimize and increase the home’s resale value.
18. If you itemize, you need to keep receipts for every deductible expense. I can help you set up a system to organize all your receipts so that you may claim every legitimate tax deduction you are entitled to take. Since the average worker’s greatest annual expense is taxes, this one move could save you hundreds of thousands of dollars over your working career.
What are you waiting for?! Contact me today and stimulate your own personal economy now and for years to come!
