{"id":1331,"date":"2016-05-03T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T17:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cms-blog.campusbooks.com\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2016-05-03T13:01:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T17:01:15","slug":"what-to-chuck-7-items-to-toss-after-college-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.campusbooks.com\/blog\/what-to-chuck-7-items-to-toss-after-college-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Chuck: 7 Items to Toss After College Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation is an exciting time for any college student. You feel a sense of loss as you prepare to leave your college home but you&#8217;re also excited about what the future might hold. When you clear out your dorm room or off-campus apartment, consider tossing out (recycling, passing on to friends, or selling preferably) these unnecessary items to make room for the things you&#8217;ll need to start your professional career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 253px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/88547541\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/88547541?et=7CAh2QIVQ4RRHVv_lOTo7w&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=bnzS1usDIdYHB3acQGFFM_Qyu3KATUZbbuhAwe9aG9s=\" width=\"253\" height=\"169\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Plastic Furniture and Storage<\/h2>\n<p>While you&#8217;re in college, it&#8217;s perfectly acceptable to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apartmenttherapy.com\/10-things-you-should-never-have-in-your-apartment-after-college-207278\" target=\"_blank\">fashion a bookshelf out of milk crates<\/a> or to use an empty ice chest as a coffee table. Now that you&#8217;re leaving undergrad life behind, however, it&#8217;s time to ditch the plastic furniture and storage in favor of more attractive (and sturdy) options. You don&#8217;t have to break the bank; consider a trip to Ikea or a local thrift store to find affordable alternatives.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Tacky Art<\/h2>\n<p>The Van Gogh calendar and edgy movie posters seemed cool when you first set up your dorm room four years ago, but they&#8217;re a little silly after you leave college life behind. The posters probably have torn edges anyway, or faded colors, so feel free to pass them down to a freshman without any art on his or her walls.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Textbooks<\/h2>\n<p>Not only are textbooks unnecessary after graduation, but they&#8217;re also heavy and they take up considerable space. Besides, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.campusbooks.com\/blog\/selling-back-books-a-few-simple-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\">selling back your textbooks<\/a> will put some much-needed cash in your pocket. Consider sources other than the campus bookstore, such as online forums, if you want to maximize your profit.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Branded Swag<\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re thoroughly enmeshed in the campus lifestyle, you start to collect swag that bears the university&#8217;s logo, mascot, and other symbols. Now that you&#8217;re heading into the real world, it&#8217;s best to leave behind the koozies, thermoses, hoodies, foam fingers, coasters, and other branded merchandise. <a href=\"http:\/\/collegelife.about.com\/od\/graduationbeyond\/fl\/What-to-Get-Rid-of-After-College-Graduation.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Save a couple of your favorite items<\/a> and find someone to take the rest off your hands.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Old Paperwork<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;re feeling nostalgic now, so you&#8217;ve convinced yourself you can&#8217;t throw away your freshman English syllabus because you&#8217;ll want to look upon it fondly for years to come. Resist the urge to keep every document your four years of academic study have generated. If you won&#8217;t use it for graduate school or to reference at work, recycle that paper!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Bath Tote<\/h2>\n<p>The days of padding down the hall to the communal bathroom are over, so you don&#8217;t need that bath tote anymore. You can also get rid of your backpack (unless it&#8217;s a neutral color and in good shape) and your miniature refrigerator (unless you want it for your next home).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"western\">Foam Mattress Topper<\/h2>\n<p>You bought it on sale because you were tired of the uncomfortable dorm room mattress. Over the years, the egg-crate surface has flattened and lost its poof. You&#8217;ve moved it in and out of campus housing for four years, so it&#8217;s time to kick it to the curb.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s sometimes hard to let go of your favorite college possessions. Ditching the above seven items, however, will free up space for your grownup apartment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduation is an exciting time for any college student. You feel a sense of loss as you prepare to leave your college home but you&#8217;re also excited about what the future might hold. 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