Q+A: Am I setting my kids up to hoard? Where to start with inherited things?

The Minimal Mom

Dawn Madsen

Self-improvement, Education:how To, Education, How To

4.8 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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How can I encourage the value of decluttering without it pushing my kids in the opposite direction? Is it even possible to stop the constant flow of things from coming into our homes?Listen in as Dawn answers real questions from listeners! Want to record a decluttering question? You can do so here: https://sayhi.chat/MinimalMom  Find Candace at Simply this Life here: https://www.youtube.com/@FancyThatwithCandice IN THIS EPISODE: -equipment sometimes fixes problems - but sometimes it doesn’t! -GEM: how to encourage your family to declutter without causing resentment or leading to more attachment to things (minute 6:25) -how to stop the influx of constant things entering your home -where to start when working through others/inherited belongingsLINKS MENTIONED: Dyson Cordless Vacuum: https://amzn.to/3TeEyIe Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff by Matt Paxton: https://amzn.to/3I3zOQJ Matt’s podcast with Dawn: https://youtu.be/5K-ests_bDk?si=FJGm6gJNiUFreUj_ Welcome to The Official Minimal Mom Podcast. Thank you so much for listening and could I ask a favor? Would you mind following? It helps podcast apps recommend this podcast to more friends. Thank you! Dawn

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0:00.0	Having the fanciest equipment and the most expensive equipment is not the solution for everything.
0:05.0	So I was wondering what commentary you have on that.
0:08.0	How do you encourage the older kids without worrying that they'll, A, resent you and B, maybe have tendencies to be cluttered as they get older?
0:19.0	How do you stop the influx of stuff, even from other people, just presents?
0:25.7	I declutter things and my husband is okay with it.
0:29.5	And a week later, he brings home another supply for baking or another gift for the kids.
0:37.1	The things I have of my moms in my basement, photos and memorabilia, and I just don't know
0:43.7	what to do with all the stuff.
0:46.1	We're moving across the country in a few months, but how do we do that when we don't know
0:51.5	where we're going to be living next?
0:54.7	Welcome to the Minimal Mom podcast. where simplicity meets inspiration on your journey to a
1:00.6	clutter-free and intentional life. Join us each week as we dive into practical tips, real-life
1:06.5	stories, and expert interviews to guide you through the art of decluttering, intentional living, and finding joy in the simple moments.
1:14.6	Whether you're a season minimalist or we're just starting your journey, we're here to help you create a life with less stuff and more meaning.
1:22.4	Let's declutter our homes, minds, and lives together.
1:26.2	This is the Minimal Mom podcast. Well, it's always so fun to get to
1:30.3	answer your questions. I do have a link down below if you want to leave a voicemail with a question
1:34.3	that you have, and then we can answer those on an upcoming podcast episode as well. But this first
1:40.4	question from Randall is so good. I'm so glad that he asked it.
1:44.2	The fact of having a bad vacuum at our house was one of the reasons why I wasn't good at vacuuming.
1:50.6	And part of my journey of becoming good at decluttering involved getting a better vacuum.
1:55.7	And I realized that having the fanciest equipment and the most expensive equipment is not the solution for everything.
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