Many people are reluctant to get rid of stuff they don’t use. After all, it is better to have something you don’t need than to need something you don’t have. While true, you are better off without something if you will never use it. This is especially true if you sacrifice something valuable to keep the thing you don’t need. So, we will consider this when we look at why you should get rid of stuff you don’t use.
You will have extra space.
The things you use are quite limited compared to the things you don’t have a use for. For example, for every pencil you need, there are thousands that you don’t. So, it is easier to overcrowd your space with things that you don’t use than with things you use. Also, for every useless thing you get rid of, you add its volume of space back to your home. So by getting rid of useless stuff, your home can go from being overcrowded to being spacious. After all, it is often better to have the extra space you don’t need than to need the extra space you don’t have. Otherwise, extra space can be expensive (a bigger home or paid storage).
Stuff you don’t use makes your place harder to keep tidy.
Keeping things in their proper places is essential to keeping your place tidy. Also, it is easier to keep things in their proper places if there is plenty of space to go around. But if your space is crowded with useless stuff, you will have fewer proper places to put things. In fact, too many useless things prevent you from having proper places for everything. When that happens, clutter will pile up and it will be impossible to keep the place tidy. Getting rid of things you don’t use is the only way to fix this problem.
Stuff you don’t use destroys your decor.
There is one trait that interior design showrooms have in common. That is the absence of clutter. Clutter is the most common and the most severe decor problem. Clutter clashes with everything including itself. As we know, too much stuff in a room will make clutter inevitable. You can fix this by getting rid of things you don’t use.
Stuff you don’t use can waste your money.
Excessive clutter in your home can make it easy to misplace things that you use. When this happens, it is often easier to buy another of whatever you misplaced. You could even end up buying the same type of item over and over again. The clutter that causes this happens when you keep a lot of things you don’t use. This is one way that things you don’t use can waste your money. Getting rid of things you don’t use will make it harder to misplace things. You might even find some of the things you misplaced.
People use paid off-site storage when they have more things than can fit in their homes. Also, they usually don’t use the things they store in these facilities. This means they are paying money to not use their things. For example, having a picture in paid off-site storage means you are paying money to not look at it. If you are willing to pay money to not look at a picture, it is time to get rid of it. So, using paid off-site storage is an effective way to waste your money. You can remove your need for it by getting rid of things you don’t use.
Stuff you don’t use can degrade the function of your space.
Clutter can ruin more than just your decor. It can also degrade the function of your home. Clutter can make it harder to move around in a room while creating tripping hazards. In some cases, it can prevent you from using a room altogether. For example, many people park their expensive cars on the street although they have garages. The reason is that their garages are filled with stuff they don’t use. Also, the stuff in the garages is usually worth a tiny fraction of what the cars are worth. So, they can’t even bring in groceries on a rainy day without getting soaked. By getting rid of stuff they don’t use, they can reclaim the comfort and convenience of their garages.
You get nothing of value from stuff you don’t use.
Our desire for material things comes from the fact that we are tool users. In fact, every useful object is a tool of some sort. Even a piece of decoration is a tool for adding beauty to your home. So, anything you can’t or won’t use is not worth keeping. After all, there is no point keeping a hammer if you can’t strike anything with it. Also, a barbell you don’t use is not really workout equipment, but a waste of space. So, if you will not use something, then you should get rid of it.
Stuff you don’t use can cause stress.
As we know by now, keeping things you don’t use leads to clutter. Also, the visual noise caused by clutter leads to anxiety and stress. It might have started in our early ancestry when visual noise could mask the presence of a dangerous animal. Even today, clutter can hide the presence of a scorpion or brown recluse spider. If you get rid of things you don’t use, you can remove the clutter that adds stress. This will make your home more tranquil and relaxing.
In summary, here are some reasons why you should get rid of stuff you don’t use:
You will have extra space.
Stuff you don’t use makes your place harder to keep tidy.
Stuff you don’t use destroys your decor.
Stuff you don’t use can waste your money.
Stuff you don’t use can degrade the function of your space.
You get nothing of value from stuff you don’t use.
Stuff you don’t use can cause stress.
For all these reasons, you should get rid of stuff you don’t use.