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Apart from the minor wins where they
would find money in the sofa
cushions or unbanked cheques on
their desk, it was the SAVINGS they
made which was the major difference. |
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Having a cluttered home often means
you don’t know where things are. If
you can’t find something, you might
assume you no longer have it and you
buy another one. |
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This used to happen to a client
constantly with groceries. Her
pantry was so cluttered and full
that she was almost too scared to
open it. She would think of a recipe
she wanted to make, open the doors
to take a quick survey of items that
she could see but there was so much
food she couldn’t see what she had
so off she would go to the shop to
buy more. Just think of how much
money she wasted buying food that
she didn’t need to buy. |
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You’ll be amazed at how much money
you can save by just finding what
food you already have in your
kitchen. After organising my
client’s kitchen, she started to
spend only 25% of what she used to
spend on groceries. |
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This same
concept goes for everything else in
your home. If you buy lots of
clothes you usually end up with more
clothes than you could ever wear in
a lifetime. If you can’t see what
clothes you have, it’s easy to
forget what you already have in your
closet and you know what comes next:
“I’ve got nothing to wear!” |
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If you
keep seasonal things stored out of
view when you’re not using them,
make a list of everything you pack
away so you’ll know what you have.
Then you won’t end up buying a
duplicate. It’s never a bargain if
you didn’t need it to begin with! |
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If you find lots of items you don’t
need any more, think about trying to
sell them on eBay or have a garage
sale. This will be a great way for
you to get back at least some of the
money you spent. If you’re not up to
spending the time needed for eBay or
a garage sale, donate your items to
a charity or give them to family and
friends. |
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Slowly work your way through your
house and remove items you don’t
need and organise what you keep.
You’ll be able to tell what items
you have and can avoid buying
duplicate items. You can sell,
donate or give away items you no
longer need. |
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Some other points about clutter
and finances: |
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Once you are
organised with the
clutter in your
home, you will start
to become organised
in your financial
matters as well. Do
you ever
procrastinate
sitting down and
doing financial
paperwork because
your desk is such a
mess that there is
no space to work?
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Do you ever just
feel drained?
Clutter is tiring to
look at. It saps
motivation. A clean
space is more
mentally uplifting
so you want to pay
those bills. Yay!
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Clutter also wastes
time and, as the old
saying goes, time is
money. If you spend
an hour searching
your house for some
missing item, that's
an hour that you
didn't spend doing
something more
useful or
profitable.
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Decluttering also
helps because you
keep asking, 'what
is in my house that
I don't really
need?'
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When you are out
shopping you may
start to ask
yourself: “Do I
really need this?”
And you won’t buy
it!
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And this new way of thinking is the
first major step in reducing the
clutter and financial burden in your
life. |
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