Comments on: Simplify your Closet

By: Cat

Cat — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:48:28 +0000

I read a good hint once – if you’re worried about needing the clothes again, put everything you intend to give away into a box. If at the end of the year you haven’t pulled it out of the box then it’s safe to give it away.

I’m sure there might be some exceptions like extremely formal wear or seasonal (eg I have cold weathethat you might not use every year

By: FourPillars

FourPillars — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:35:08 +0000

Some great advice – we need to go through our closets…

Mike

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By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:18:33 +0000

I love this list makes sense to me!

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By: Dan King

Dan King — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:53:46 +0000

I worked in self-storage for too long to be a pack-rat, but I still find myself storing up on things. This is a great reminder, and something that I am actually working on this week while on vacation. I always feel much better after cleaning house and streamlining my life!

Thanks! Great tip!

By: bob

bob — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:53:49 +0000

@Marie
I have not, but it sounds like a good read – I will have to pick it up- thanks

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:37:29 +0000

Have you read The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Schwartz, Barry? It talks a lot about this issue. I was paralyzed since I had my kids always trying to make the perfect decision. But since I read this book I realized that we have way too many options for everything. Better to isolate the parameters of what a good choice is to you and stop when you find it. Perfection is usually not worth the extra work – and too many options to sift through wastes too much of our time and dilutes the quality. Financially I have a price range I am willing to pay for an item. If we need it I will pay anything in that range.

By: rocketc

rocketc — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:29:46 +0000

I am a big believer in this concept. I just wish I believed in it about 10 years ago. . .I also wish I weighed the same as I did 10 years ago.

By: bob

bob — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:09:39 +0000

yea – I had (and still do have) those same conversations in my head… I say go for it – simplicity provides a wonderful freedom that is worth the pain of letting go… But, if you need the shirts, just replace them as you get new ones – one joins the closet, one leaves the closet…