Lindsey Lott │ Simpli-FI Life

The acrylic bins. The rolling cart. The matching baskets. If you're stressed by how much is in your home, buying organization adds inventory. It doesn't remove it. Declutter first. Then organize the things that earned their place.

Tidying isn't decluttering. It's stuff shifting. Moving a pile from counter to cabinet doesn't change your inventory. The subconscious to-do list stays just as loud. UCLA cortisol study (Saxbe and Repetti, 2010): cluttered homes, higher cortisol all day. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

60 seconds is enough time. Just start. youtube.com/shorts/0r6PZfO…

@Shelli_BH Yes!!! This is specifically how I helped a fire department and restaurant save thousands of dollars.

@Simpli_FI_Life Another sign is when you repurchase things you already have because you can’t find them or they’ve become lost in the back of the cabinet! 😄

The clearest signal it's time to declutter: the bin won't close. Not a feeling. Not a guilt trip. A visual cue. Inventory has crossed the container threshold. Either something comes out, or the bin gets upgraded. Most of the time, the answer is the first one.

@drgurner So true. Chaos -> Plan -> Declutter -> Organize -> Systematize But, like you said, as I've built that muscle, I can't seem to convince my brain to not try to create solutions to ALL problems. I need an off switch sometimes.

Pattern Recognition is also the form of intelligence that causes the most stress. You will see things that others do not. You'll feel crazy. Things will be *so obvious* to you, and others will just deny it.

@sodacitysimpson Thank you Cole. Great info.

@Simpli_FI_Life YouTube and sponorships is close to break even

2nd Free roof this week Homeowner has no idea we’re here Hopefully she appreciates the surprise when she gets home!

@tinytechfox I would love to help! Today is kinda busy, but feel free to DM me with any additional details.

@Simpli_FI_Life I think I need your help with my one bin project at my parents house 😱 they currently have four bins of my things from growing up, but I have limited room in my apartment for all (most) of it…and they’re about to move! So I have two weeks to get it done 🤨

Your neighbor Judy probably isn't going into your closet, but you are—twice a day. Stop letting 'Someday' clutter steal your sanity. Here is the TRIM-approved secret to sentimental clarity for big families.

@sodacitysimpson Is YT generating enough cash flow to fund these?

@Simpli_FI_Life We don’t

@Jbm_dev Only after signing up.

@Simpli_FI_Life Did they reach out to you directly?

have you ever bought something from a cold email? I haven’t, which makes the strategy feel a bit insane

@mhp_guy Do kids count? 🤣

I love the model of buying a semi expensive, re-sellable asset that can pay for itself with a small handful of jobs. A few of my favorites: - Buying a skid steer and renting it out - Stump grinding - Ditch witch - Seamless gutter van or trailer - Bathroom trailer This model is a great, low risk intro into business ownership. It's a high enough customer ticket size to move the needle, and enough of a barrier to entry to detract many would be competitors, but doesn't require much overhead. Which others am I missing?

@Hunter_Lott_ @mhp_guy Thanks babe, 1 quick correction. I actually found over $6k of New in package inventory for Marty B's that I itemized on a list for his team. So now they wont spend $$ repurchasing duplicate (TV's, Light/plumbing fixtures etc) bc they know what they have and where its located😉

@mhp_guy Identified $4.5k in usable assets and $10k+ in auction items. She also did a job for Marty B’s recently. Identified $1-2k in savings.

A message to all my future podcast guests, wherever you might be right now: I got an email last week from a podcast guest who didn't want to share their revenue numbers on the show. He said his buddies might see it and think he's bragging. I get it. Talking about money is weird. When you don't have it, you're embarrassed. When you do have it, you're also embarrassed. Just in a different way. But here's what I told him, and here's what the data actually shows. 1/ Videos where guests share real numbers get 3x to 4x more views than the ones where they stay vague. It's not even close. It would be like watching a football game but never knowing the score. The score is the measuring stick. It provides credibility to the whole thing. 2/ Distribution has never been more expensive. OpenAI just paid $200 million for a business podcast smaller than mine. Why? Because the podcast had built-in trust and distribution. That has never been more valuable. 3/ The better our episode does, the more potential customers, partners, vendors, and investors you get your message in front of. 4/ YouTube's algorithm tracks something they call Viewer Satisfaction. Does the actual content match the title and thumbnail? If people leave satisfied, YouTube pushes the video to a broader audience. If they leave unsatisfied because we teased numbers and didn't deliver, the video dies. 5/ If you're still worried, here's the middle ground: share gross revenue and margins, skip personal take-home and net worth. Talk in ranges instead of exact numbers. Mid-seven-figures. Around 30% margins. You get the credibility boost. Your friends still have no idea what you actually pocket. Appearing on this podcast or any podcast of this size for that matter, is transformative. The amount of revenue, relationships, and opportunities it has opened up for them has been immeasurable. I often say “you can just do things”, but also, "you can just share the numbers" as well.

@sodacitysimpson Holy Moly Cole! Well done. Subscribed. My husband has brought up a similar idea for my (tiny) channel. Decluttering and organizing strangers' homes for free. Do you have Patreon supporters or anything that helps pay for the supplies?

@Simpli_FI_Life Yes we give away free roofs Check out our YouTube!

@drgurner So, how do I get over this being waaaay outside of my comfort zone? I still struggle with wanting everyone to like me and only leave nice comments on my YT channel. 😅

"Be wrong, be opposed, be remembered..but do not make yourself lesser to be accepted." - Epictetus Reducing yourself is never the answer. Be big, take up space Be bold enough to make people uncomfortable.

@RoaringHammy Not gonna happen. Maybe one day.

Are you ready for X payday today 👀👀

@KingAriPress One of the many reasons why we love roadtrips.

Roadtrips are an immersive nature channel. Just saw wild horses running.

@The_MMW Inflation sucks

Making slow money > making no money

@russellbrunson But don't you first have to obsess over perfecting your craft?

Until you get OBSESSED with marketing, your business will struggle.