Mission Accomplished

•  I know what I have and I know where it is
• I have less to wash, dust, clean and organize
• I don't waste money buying things I actually already have
• I don't waste TIME looking for things
• I have learned to BORROW--chairs, tables, buckets, etc--so I don't have to store anything
• I don't worry about anyone robbing my home...nothing of any monetary value
• I no longer have anything that I 'might need' some day
• There is a place for everything and everything is in its place
• The garage is clean and organized and we don't spend money on a storage unit
• The house looks bigger without a lot of 'stuff'

Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.
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Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.
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I make a trip to the Goodwill at least twice a month. I have a bag in the hall closet that is for Goodwill items all month long...things that we no longer need OR no longer have space for. I LITERALLY have the exact amount of hangers that I have items of clothing and the exact amount of space in my clothes cabinet. If I get something new, something has to go...and that's a good way to keep out the excesses.
For me, it's controlling what I am able to control.
Keeping the house clean and clutter free helps me inside and out.
It really does help me financially as well as emotionally.

Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.
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