2994: How To Declutter Without Feeling Wasteful: Is Decluttering a Waste of Money? By Antonia Collins

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🗓️ 5 January 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2994: Antonia Collins explores the emotional and practical challenges of decluttering, particularly the guilt of wastefulness. She offers actionable strategies like donating, selling, and changing your mindset to make decluttering a positive and liberating experience. This article inspires readers to embrace simplicity while letting go of regret for past decisions. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://balancethroughsimplicity.com/how-to-declutter-without-feeling-wasteful-is-decluttering-a-waste-of-money/ Quotes to ponder: "The waste comes when you purchase an item unwisely. Getting rid of something unworn for years doesn’t waste money less than buying it in the first place." "Shift your thoughts from a negative mindset and replace it with positive hope for the future and what a clutter-free home will give you instead." "Be kind to yourself, take power over your stuff instead of letting your stuff hold power over you." Episode references: You Need a Budget (YNAB): https://www.youneedabudget.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:12.1	How to declutter without feeling wasteful.
1:15.2	Is decluttering a waste of money?
1:17.3	By Antonio Collins of Balancedthrough Simplicity.com.
1:21.7	Decluttering can be difficult or daunting,
1:24.5	and we often find excuses or reasons to avoid or put it off. A common argument that I
1:30.5	often hear is that decluttering is a waste of money. In this article, I like to share my thoughts on how
1:36.2	to declutter without feeling wasteful. Decluttering is a positive experience. First and foremost,
1:44.0	decluttering is meant to be a liberating and
1:46.2	exciting opportunity to create time, space, and freedom in an otherwise cluttered home, schedule, and life.
1:54.3	Decluttering doesn't have to be stressful. Of course, there are times when we have to get rid of stuff that
1:59.5	we might not normally want to.
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