Home organization can give us the benefit of calmer surroundings and less stress, and it can also help us with our bottom line.  And who doesn’t want a better bottom line?  When we have too much stuff that turns into clutter is can cost us in a variety of ways:

• Emotionally it can be stressful and draining to be surrounded by clutter
• Financially we may be purchasing duplicate items which cost us money plus add to the clutter problem
• Relationship stress-clutter can cause friction between family members under the same roof

I’ve been reading a book called, “Making Peace with the Things in Your Life” by Cindy Glovinsky.  She had a very interesting example of the price of our clutter and I am going to quote word for word:

“Translate the space your Things take up into monetary terms:  divide your monthly mortgage payment or rent by the number of square feet in your dwelling to calculate the cost per square foot; estimate the square footage occupied by a particular type of Thing-newspapers, for example-then multiply the cost per square foot by the square footage occupied to calculate the cost of housing the Things.  If your mortgage payment is $1000 per month for a dwelling of 1500 square feet, the cost per square foot is $.67.  If your newspapers take up nine square feet, you’re paying about $6 per month to house them.  If they take up a whole 10 x 14 foot basement, you’re paying $93 per month for them.”

OK-WOW; now that’s a good way to look at it and an eye opener!  So, is it worth it to keep holding on to so much stuff or is it time to free up some space and money with a good decluttering session?  Go for it!

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