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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No more keeping things in case they ever come in handy. 
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I think this drives a lot of it. People can imagine uses for things, but they don’t think about what they could do if they needed something they gave away.[/quote]

To be honest, I really have needed many things I initially would have tossed. Yes, I could have bought another once I realized it, but what an incredible waste of money.

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[b]Or you could have borrowed it or found it on Freecycle or Buy Nothing[/b]. I mean, not if we're talking about getting rid of a tiara, but for every one thing I need to replace or do without, there are 10 that are providing a benefit to their new owners.

Other people pay organizers hundreds of dollars. I give the hardware store $20 for new Mason jars when I get back into canning after thinking I didn't want to bother any longer. [/quote]

Yeah but it's not always that simple, depending on the item you're talking about. Sure, I could buy new or borrow or find on freecycle for a lot of items but not for everything. I love decluttering and get antsy when we have too much stuff BUT I also see the value in just keeping a dedicated "junk box" where I store random cords and things that I really might need again and would be tricky to replace.[/quote]

I don't think people are complaining about a lone junk box.

I also don't think you've mentioned anything for which buying a replacement would be "an incredible waste of money"[/quote]

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