The September reset: where to find the money for the thing you've been putting off
Seven experts from new TV series Live Better for Less share their top tips on turning what you already own into a bit more space - and a bit more budget.
London, 7 September 2026 - September sets the perfect stage to reset: the holidays are behind you, routines are back, and there's usually something you've been meaning to get around to. Which raises a familiar question: where am I going to find the money for that?
Part of the answer is usually already at home. Most homes hold more value than the people living in them realise - in wardrobes full of things never worn, in drawers that haven't been opened in years, in sheds full of things someone else could really use. Last year, €10.8 billion went straight back into Vinted members' pockets through selling. And decluttering comes with more benefits: a bit more space, a bit less on your mind.
That's what Live Better for Less follows - real people doing both. Flatmates who want the place to feel more like home. A couple saving for their first child. A family with a holiday in mind. Each episode pairs a local host with a colleague from another country, for fresh eyes on a problem that turns out to be surprisingly universal. Airing from 7 September, the series launches across Europe, made by Banijay with WPP Media and Vinted.
Hosts Motsi Mabuse (UK), Riccardo Simonetti (Germany), Alexandre Cressiot (France), Juan Avellaneda (Spain), Agnieszka Witkowska (Poland), Lodovica Comello (Italy) and Chimène van Oosterhout (Netherlands) spend time with households across Europe facing the same patterns: the things we accumulate, the spaces we avoid, and a goal that keeps getting pushed back.
Some tips from our expert hosts of where to start the decluttering journey…
1. The small stuff you stopped noticing
The habit: duplicates. Two (or more) of everything, because the first one was buried somewhere.
Motsi Mabuse’s tip: find the things you own more than one of, and sell the spare. Selling electronics? Wipe them down, clear your data and factory-reset them first. A few minutes, much easier sale.
2. The collection nobody sees
The habit: impulsive shopping, then hiding the results in the attic. A collection in a box isn't a collection - it's storage.
Agnieszka Witkowska’s tip: three quick tests. The electric cable test - untangle and hide them, and watch a room calm down. The bedside table test - three essentials, nothing else. The chair test - clean things away, dirty things washed, anything untouched for weeks sold or donated. Display what matters. Let the rest go.
3. The dumping ground
The habit: the drawer, the spare room, the corner where things go when you can't decide. Deferring the decision is the decision.
Alexandre Cressiot’s tip: one in, one out. Before something new comes through the door, choose what's leaving - and scale it up, so a new piece of decoration means several other things go. Timing helps: toys sell best between October and December, so list them in time for the festive season.
4. When the hobby takes over
The habit: the gear outgrows the interest - and tech loses value fast. The longer it sits, the less it's worth.
Riccardo Simonetti’s tip: if you're selling it, pack it properly. A sturdy box so it survives the journey, then make it feel like something: reuse old gift wrap, add a handwritten note or a line about where the item's been. It costs nothing, and it's the difference between a transaction and a good review.
5. A full closet, nothing to wear
The habit: a full wardrobe that somehow never has an outfit in it. Buying pieces one at a time, not as part of a matching style system.
Juan Avellaneda’s tip: think versatility, not quantity. A 3 x 3 wardrobe - three tops, three bottoms, three layers - gives you dozens of outfits from nine pieces. Before buying anything new, check it works with at least three things you already own. Combinations, not collections.
6. The "just in case" pile
The habit: keeping things because letting go feels final - especially anything with a memory attached.
Lodovica Comello’s tip: use a 90-day box. Not sure about something? Put it in, set a date three months out, and if you haven't reached for it or thought about it by then, you have your answer. And be gentler with yourself about sentimental things - the memory lives with you, not in the object.
7. Meaning to sell, never getting round to it
The habit: the bag by the door that's been there since spring.
Chimène van Oosterhout’s tip: sell with the seasons. List things when people are actually looking for them - coats before winter, cookware before the holidays, dresses before summer. And clean everything before you photograph it. Better photos, faster sales.
The insights have one thing in common: It's about noticing what you already have, and what it could turn into. Selling changes how people see their things. 52% of Vinted sellers list items simply to avoid wasting something another person could use. And 56% say they now take better care of their belongings because someone else might own them next: valuable assets rather than disposable ones.
Live Better for Less launches the week of 7 September, with seven local series, each 7 x 24-minute episodes. It will air on Prime Video in the UK, France, Germany and Spain, alongside partner broadcasters RTL4 in the Netherlands, TVN in Poland, and Discovery+ and Real Time in Italy.