Comments on: Why You Keep Those Old Clothes And How To Let Them Go. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aprilhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-277608 April Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:02:41 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-277608 I feel so stuck because I have this unnatural attachment to stuff not just clothes. Even other people's stuff. I grew up seeing this person using or wearing this and so I want to hold on to it because it reminds me of the memories. It is sad. I really need to get rid of a lot. A lot of it is mental. If I never saw a whole lot of what I have I wouldn't miss it. There are a few things that I would but only if the memory is brought up. It is so hard for me to go through my own stuff to get rid of things because when I see it I start remembering and then all my energy to get rid of stuff has reduced drastically. I'm too mentally and physically worn out and don't want to do anything more until months later when I get the idea again. I think lots of people have the same problem as me. I think we were trained from infancy to want stuff even if we don't need it from all the commercials and other advertisement. I have tons of projects like arts and crafts that I stop doing because I can't bring myself to change something from what it is or what it use to be. So all the "scraps" sit in a bag and accumulate because I don't feel like looking at a mess that will be made and never finished. If I draw a picture it only gets so far before I think it is good enough. I can't add to it or change it to make it better because there is a chance it would make it worse, besides it is already imprinted in my mind as a memory that I don't want to lose. I feel so stuck because I have this unnatural attachment to stuff not just clothes. Even other people’s stuff. I grew up seeing this person using or wearing this and so I want to hold on to it because it reminds me of the memories. It is sad. I really need to get rid of a lot. A lot of it is mental. If I never saw a whole lot of what I have I wouldn’t miss it. There are a few things that I would but only if the memory is brought up. It is so hard for me to go through my own stuff to get rid of things because when I see it I start remembering and then all my energy to get rid of stuff has reduced drastically. I’m too mentally and physically worn out and don’t want to do anything more until months later when I get the idea again. I think lots of people have the same problem as me. I think we were trained from infancy to want stuff even if we don’t need it from all the commercials and other advertisement.
I have tons of projects like arts and crafts that I stop doing because I can’t bring myself to change something from what it is or what it use to be. So all the “scraps” sit in a bag and accumulate because I don’t feel like looking at a mess that will be made and never finished. If I draw a picture it only gets so far before I think it is good enough. I can’t add to it or change it to make it better because there is a chance it would make it worse, besides it is already imprinted in my mind as a memory that I don’t want to lose.

]]> By: Valeriehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-37516 Valerie Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:46:23 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-37516 I appreciate this article and all the comments. My husband and I are very bad at getting rid of clutter, and are sentimental, nostalgic types... it never occurred to me the 2 might be connected! Knowing this about myself, I can now use the suggestions here to declutter my home... goodness know I need to! Thanks everyone! I appreciate this article and all the comments. My husband and I are very bad at getting rid of clutter, and are sentimental, nostalgic types… it never occurred to me the 2 might be connected! Knowing this about myself, I can now use the suggestions here to declutter my home… goodness know I need to! Thanks everyone!

]]> By: How to Look Fabulous, Frugally: Part One — Almost Frugalhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-29767 How to Look Fabulous, Frugally: Part One — Almost Frugal Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:46:59 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-29767 [...] My Two Dollars shares how to let go of those old clothes. [...] [...] My Two Dollars shares how to let go of those old clothes. [...]

]]> By: Rachelhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-29480 Rachel Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:08:26 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-29480 Great article!! I understand some of those points for sure! Check out this post about what i do with old t-shirts: http://ourfrugalexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-quilting-experiment.html Great article!! I understand some of those points for sure! Check out this post about what i do with old t-shirts:
http://ourfrugalexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-quilting-experiment.html

]]> By: Sunday Link Love | Remodeling This Lifehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28751 Sunday Link Love | Remodeling This Life Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:02:32 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28751 [...] Why You Keep Those Old Clothes and How to Let Them Go from My Two Dollars [...] [...] Why You Keep Those Old Clothes and How to Let Them Go from My Two Dollars [...]

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28746 Patrick Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:05:10 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28746 I purge things, but not often enough. Our neighborhood is doing a group yardsale next month, and I plan on cutting loose a lot of our "stuff." Anything that doesn't sell will get donated. Great article. :) I purge things, but not often enough. Our neighborhood is doing a group yardsale next month, and I plan on cutting loose a lot of our “stuff.” Anything that doesn’t sell will get donated. Great article. :)

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28720 David Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28720 It was very surreal Ashley! It was very surreal Ashley!

]]> By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallethttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28716 Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:10:44 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28716 How weird that you actually saw a homeless person wearing your shirt. But I do this all the time. It's basically an ongoing thing. I HATE having clothes in my closet that I know I will never wear again. Especially if it's because they don't fit anymore. Nothing makes me feel worse in the morning than trying to find something to wear and having to dig through a bunch of stuff that I'm too fat for. Or heaven forbid if I forgot it doesn't fit and try to put it on. There's nothing more depressing than trying to put on jeans that you've gotten too fat for. Not really how I like to start my day. How weird that you actually saw a homeless person wearing your shirt.

But I do this all the time. It’s basically an ongoing thing. I HATE having clothes in my closet that I know I will never wear again. Especially if it’s because they don’t fit anymore. Nothing makes me feel worse in the morning than trying to find something to wear and having to dig through a bunch of stuff that I’m too fat for. Or heaven forbid if I forgot it doesn’t fit and try to put it on. There’s nothing more depressing than trying to put on jeans that you’ve gotten too fat for. Not really how I like to start my day.

]]> By: Matthttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28711 Matt Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:07:13 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28711 Great post - I try to purge my closet about once a year using the criteria you mention above (or close to it). One of the things I do on top of this is that I also look at clothes that are starting to look worn and get rid of them. Chances are if the clothing is worn and looking tattered then I'll stop wearing it pretty soon. Sure you want to have some grubby clothes around for when you clean or go camping or to the cottage but lets face it you don't need half a closet worth of this stuff. Great post – I try to purge my closet about once a year using the criteria you mention above (or close to it). One of the things I do on top of this is that I also look at clothes that are starting to look worn and get rid of them. Chances are if the clothing is worn and looking tattered then I’ll stop wearing it pretty soon. Sure you want to have some grubby clothes around for when you clean or go camping or to the cottage but lets face it you don’t need half a closet worth of this stuff.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2008/09/11/why-you-keep-those-old-clothes-and-how-to-let-them-go/#comment-28697 David Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:07:43 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=1651#comment-28697 Shay - great idea! Bellen - 5 things a week is great, I imagine more people would be more successful with that system... Shay – great idea!

Bellen – 5 things a week is great, I imagine more people would be more successful with that system…

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