Step Four: Go through Undecided pile piece by piece, and ask yourself truly what value each piece CURRENTLY gives you.

Warning: Do not get sucked in by clothing trying to convince you of its value, and reminding you how good you used to look wearing it. Clothing is sly and it will say anything to get you to keep it around. It will remind you of how expensive it was, or that it was a gift from your mother-in-law, but do not fall for these sneaky tricks! You must be strong and objective.

Clothes that aren't serving you need to be culled to make room for those pieces that are valuable. The fact that you are undecided on this pile indicates that you don't love it, which means you should be able to get rid of more than half of it if you're ruthless in decision-making process. Once you've culled pile, you should have a whole bunch of clothes that didn't make cut back into closet. This is where your secret cash stash is hiding.

Step Five: Call a local consignment store and ask what their guidelines are for consigning clothing. Find out if you must make an appointment to consign or if you can just drop by at your convenience. Ask how proceeds are split between you (the consignor) and store, and don't take less than 50%. Ask what happens to your clothes if they don't sell, and do not do business with a store that gives you clothing back if it doesn't sell. Most consignment stores will donate anything that doesn't sell within a certain period of time to a shelter or another non-profit organization.

Step Six: Load up your car and haul clothes to consignment store of your choice. When you get back home, relish new look of your closet!

By following these six easy steps, you'll soon be collecting cash that was hiding in plain view in your closet.

Monica Ricci has been an organizing specialist since 1999, and her motivational presentations teach effective organizing and simplifying techniques for home and work. She also offers free email tips and ideas on how to make life simpler and more organized. Her topics include clutter control, paper management, time management, organizing space and procrastination.Contact Monica at 770-569-2642 or Monica@CatalystOrganizing.com.

Grease or oil: The orange cleaner does an excellent job. Use it concentrated dab on spot and wait 30 minutes or until oil has loosened. There is a product at automotive supply stores called GoJo. Use liquid nonabrasive kind following above directions. It does contain petroleum distillates that could leave a stain on clothing. Always test a spot before using a cleaner.

Be careful of orange cleaner you buy, many contain petroleum distillates that dry certain fabrics and material. Check clothing before placing in dryer. Heat sets stains and if any stain remains on clothes, dryer heat makes it very difficult to remove.

Mini blinds. Oh how they attract dirt. For lightly dusty blinds, put a clean old cotton tube sock over one hand. Spray that with and all purpose cleaner. My favorite all purpose cleaner is to nearly fill a spray bottle with water then add one good squirt of Ivory Liquid dish washing detergent and gently shake to mix. Turn slats of mini blind down and wipe over slats turning sock as it soils. Reverse slats and walk around behind them and repeat. To clean cords, grab a can of foaming shaving cream and gently dab on cord. Wait 20 minutes then rinse. Strange as it sounds foaming shaving cream removes many a stain.

If your blinds are past point of no return then try this handy trick. First pound two nails into back part of your home positioning them about a foot narrower than width of blind. Remove blinds one at a time and place on nails. At grocery store purchase a can of Dow or Lysol Tub and Tile Cleaner. Don't use spray bottle because those don't foam very well.

Put blind on nails and turn slats facing down. Spray slats thoroughly with tub cleaner starting at bottom of blind working your way upward. Wait until foam begins to drip down from top then wipe them down with a damp sponge. Reverse slats and turn blinds over and repeat process. Dry and rehang. You should clean one blind in about 10 minutes without mess of dunking them in bathtub and scratching tub.

Mary Findley spent 12 years professionally cleaning homes and developed a mop made to clean with ordinary terry cloth towels. She also shares her cleaning tips and shortcuts with you twice a month in her "Moppins Mail" newsletter. You can sign up for her free newsletter at http://www.GoClean.com.