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Over 300,000 items...
...is the number of items in the average American home.
That’s true even though 1 in 10 Americans (and rising) rent offsite storage and even though the size of the American house has tripled in the past 50 years.
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3 common problems...
...most people run into when trying to determine usefulness of an item:
- Exaggerating or over-emphasizing its need in the future.
- Underestimating the cost and space it takes up.
- Ignoring the storage cost.
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The RFASR Declutter Formula
- Recency — “When was the last time I used this?”
- Frequency — “How often do I use this?”
- Acquisition Cost — “How difficult/expensive is it to get this?”
- Storage Cost — “How much space and maintenance cost is it tied to?”
- Retrieve C...
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Recent decades are known for its fast fashion that adds to our overcrowded closets and landfills.
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Clutter across generations and cultures
Victorians lived in houses that were overflowing with artsy items and other kinds of things. So clutter is not entirely an American notion, but modern Americans cultivate its presence in ways that set them apart.
Yes, past generations used to accumulate a lot of material things, bu...
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