Comments on: How Living A Cluttered Life Can Cost You

By: How Living an Uncluttered Life Can Cost You - SavingAdvice.com Blog

How Living an Uncluttered Life Can Cost You - SavingAdvice.com Blog — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:04:02 +0000

[...] you find yourself grasped by the impulse to tidy your tiny world. Most of us realize that a a cluttered life can cost us money, but how can an uncluttered home put a hole in your [...]

By: Lisa Wilson

Lisa Wilson — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:51:22 +0000

Not to mention the things that my husband steps on in his home office and breaks that have to be replaced. The floor of his room is cluttered beyond belief! I try to close the door and look the other way, but I get frustrated when we have to spend money buying a new item because he stepped on the one he already had!

By: Festival of Frugality #97 » Natural Family Living Blog

Festival of Frugality #97 » Natural Family Living Blog — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:32:33 +0000

[...] Ann tells us about all the ways that clutter in your life can cost you in the end. [...]

By: dan

dan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:21:46 +0000

The problem I often come across is the interpretation of clutter. My room may not be perfectly clean, but I know where everything is. To someone else, they may consider it cluttered. You need to be careful not to place your views on what is cluttered unless the person has no idea where his/her stuff is.

By: Creative Investor

Creative Investor — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:02:42 +0000

I agree with both, the article and some of the comments. Being an absolute neat freak can be just as detrimental as the clutter. I think it’s all about the balance. Personally, I feel a lot more productive and waste less time when my workspace is more organized, but it’s not because it’s easier for me to find things, mostly it’s because my mind is more focused when everything around me is more organized. At the same time, I think that approach to clutter should really be different from person to person, there is no universal solution to this.

By: Gracenote

Gracenote — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:41:05 +0000

I know that when I’m in clutter, I tend to procrastinate. If I procrastinate, I miss things like perhaps a bill due date etc. When I’m organized, I’m on top of it. I’m not in debt but my life runs cleaner when I’m organized and I worry less. I’m clear and free to move on to other things. I call it order in my universe!

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:37:13 +0000

I don’t want my home to look like a museum because I live there; by the same token, I don’t want it to look like a dumpster either. Invariably, when things get too cluttered, I sort and put away. I remember reading about the great actress, Ruth Gordon who was giving advice to her sister whose life was in a shambles. I’m paraphrasing what she said, “start with your underwear drawer and work from there.” “Keep it simple and gradually get it together” is the message I got from that.

By: Cindy M

Cindy M — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:12:05 +0000

I hate clutter and had a hard time being married to a guy who had a huge beautiful home full of empty closets yet you’d trip over a pair of his shoes (among other things) every time you tried to walk into a door. I tried living with him like this for 7 years and finally had to leave. I caught hell every time I tried to make the place more sanely livable. You can’t change people like this (thought I could, of course), not to mention I was ashamed to death when people come over. He needed the security of a lot of junk on the property, not to mention animals that needed caring for. Depressing, overwhelming situation; I would not wish it on my worst enemy. That was 18 years ago. Long story short, I live very contentedly alone now with very little clutter. His property from the road looks nastier by the year, stagnant pond out front, bushes and trees overgrowing. I can only imagine how the inside of the place must look by now.

By: Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries

Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:45:22 +0000

Yes, that’s my college dorm room you’ve pictured above. We used to joke that while we were at class and out drinking, our stuff would get up and dance, then collapse to the floor when we got home.

By: Mama Sage

Mama Sage — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:46:38 +0000

but ohhhhhhhh it can drive me craaaaaazy and I neeeeeeed Peter Walsh to pay me a visit!!! I just can’t seem to get it all done. And now I’m helping my mom close up her house of 58 years and move into an apartment. Some things CAN’T be gotten rid of!!! HELLLLPPPPP