Husband cutting pages out of People magazine and putting in frames to sell. He doesn't understand there is no market for this. Any advice?

I'm not sure I understand. Your husband buys things at thrift stores and puts them in the garage until he can sell them or until he thinks he's sold them when it's really the family that is clearing the garage and giving him money to believe his thrift store finds have sold. Is that right?

Regarding the People magazine thing, I agree with your kids. It's a harmless activity that keeps him occupied. So many families of people with dementia don't know what to do with their loved one with dementia but your husband has a hobby. I think it's a positive thing. How much space do magazines take up in a garage?

If you or your kids work, maybe tell him you'll "sell" them at your office, then come home once a week with some cash to give him.  Keep the frames and tell him you bought more while you were on your way home from work.  Just an idea. Best of luck.

Could you “redirect” him? Check out art studios and adult day cares in your area to see if they might offer classes. We have a good one here that offers everything from preschool classes to paint, wine and cheese parties for adults. Or, maybe there is another form of art or crafting he might enjoy. Iunderstand your not wanting to keep magazines in your garage, especially at this time of year because they draw rodents. And newspaper ads can get expensive. Try redirection. It’s what we do with our preschoolers.

Can you stop giving him cash? Tell him the money is directly deposited- maybe get a statement of some sort put together to show him- and recycle the frames. He probably won't notice. This can cost you nothing. Maybe one of your children can come on a regular schedule to "bring them to the consignment shop". Then they can return with a "great deal on frames" that they found.

It's sad. But with our Alzheimer's patient, there are moments where she's back. which are nice. I wish you more of those moments.

he filled the garage twice in a year and a half, full. My kids took the stuff and gave it to salvation army and gave him cash, but he just keeps doing it over and over. garage is filled up again, and car is outside. Recently he is taking any magazine he finds and cuts out the pictures and puts in $1 frames, and the garage is filling up again. He has no reason. He found a book with pictures of cars and he will cut out each cr, he said he will make $1,000..hard to live like this. He just went downhill fast. In 6 months a dramatic change. Hard to get him to brush teeth, even eat, he lost a ton of weight.And his frustration makes him angry a lot. I will have to look at other avenues but for now I let him do this, but it is sad. He used to havea high powered job in the law profession, and sometimes he talks about disbarring a lawyer, he used to do that for state of New York at one time. Such a sad ending.

...maybe dwindle down the “sales” and hopefully HE will make the decision it isn’t a lucrative “business”. Maybe if he goes through the work, then doesn’t reap the return he will realize what you have told him about no market for his goods is true. PWD cannot be reasoned with, but if he comes to the decision himself...maybe... for sure not an overnight fix, but hopefully the “phase” will pass...

We are coming up with inventive ways like saying a friend wants the stuff and we give him afew dollars. I didnt think to recycle the frames, next time I will tell the kids to take stuff out of frames and use them. I have to give him a few dollars, he earned it his whole life. I give him like $50 every couple of weeks, he goes to dollar store like a kid. He had such a high powered job before...it is sad all the way around.