http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42854122/hoarding-where-are-you-on-the-clutter-scaleI have a theory about it. If you have lots of money, you don't need to hoard. Something breaks, you get rid, and replace. No biggie. If you are skint, you keep it in the hope of repairing it. Maybe you get another one that's boken differently in the hope of making one good one out of the two. That leads to what rich people call clutter.
I have hoarded hifi components. Bought decent gear cheap on ebay while I can. One day I won't be working and will be expected to live on a pension that's about 20% of my current weekly income. If something breaks I won't be able to get it repaired let alone buy a new one. I will be reduced to getting rid of the broken one "for spares or repair" for a really cheap price, and getting its replacement out of the cupboard, hoping it still works. Clutter my rear end.
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
I really don't get it, and it actually causes a lot of unnecessary tension.
When I'm unemployed/skint: "I've got all this stuff I don't really use, but if I get rid of it then how will I afford to replace it if it turns out I do need it?"
When I've got a job: "Hey, maybe I could get rid of some of this stuff since I could afford to replace it if necessary. But who has time to sort through all that junk while working?"
I put it with all the others.
Unless she gets some sort of horrible wasting disease, she'll never see size 8 again. What she doesn't know is that every now and again, I pick out random clothes, shoes and bags that I know haven't been used in eons and take them to the charity bins at Asda.
I guess the only problem is one day, there'll be a news report and some poor African kid will be stomping around in a pair of heels, wearing a Tommy Hilfiger jumper and swinging a leopard print handbag about.... "Hang on a minute...."
I like movies, music and reading, and happen to favour physical dvds, cds and real books, which take up space.
So I feel like a hoarder, it's why while I look for rooms to move into I'm trying to get a bigger room that I can put loads of bookcases (as bookcases wont need anything screwed into place). Ideally I need to graduate and get a great job then I can afford somewhere big enough...
My ex wasn't allowed to change the carpet in her room because "that was the first carpet I ever bought, it's sentimental". Some horrible polyester in bright blue that he kept from the previous house - surprised he didn't keep the trimmings.
I honestly can’t think of a single thing I’ve ever got rid of that years later I’ve said ‘I wish I’d kept that....’
I have in the past kept jeans in the fond hope that one day I might be able to do them up round the middle but in the end took them round to the Salvation Army clothes bank. There's a pile of socks-with-taters-in in the corner, but that's only because I haven't got around to taking them to the textile recycling.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
On the other hand I call my wife Lady Bountiful because she values nothing and throws or gives everything away because it's easier than cleaning it .........She walks the dog in an expensive pair of boots that are a week old and then doesn't clean them so decides they need throwing out a week later ........apparently I'm a boring little old man because I harp on about respecting things and looking after them and I actually clean my shoes which is apparently very small-minded !
Did I mention that she's 30 years younger than me .........(only kidding)
I would dearly love to get rid of... not all of it, but a very significant percentage. But I do do find it very difficult to say "today's the day I'm going to sort this out". And I genuinely don't have enough time to really get going on it.