How You Can Live Better with Less by DeCoux, Heidi

Could it be possible to have less and live better? Short answer: YES !!!



I am in homes every week as a Professional Organizer helping people get a grip on all of the stuff they’ve accumulated. In fact, many people find the less they have, they feel better, happier. All that stuff that they spent time and money buying, is now costing them more time and money to manage it, store it and move it! Its time to get rid of it!

To get started, check out this column in every issue for tips on how to start living better with less.



Having Less and Living Better: Sort through all of your closets, storage space and drawers, and find and take out all hygiene items, kitchen cleaning products, lotions and other cleaners. Amazing how many different kind of products you have stashed away! Many households can go nearly a year on most products. Now once it’s all used up, take the opportunity to make your own inexpensive, safe and efficient home cleaning products.



Tip to Save Money: Don’t buy, but borrow. The site neighborrow.com is here to help you find a local person willing to borrow you that needed item, like a nice tent for that family camping trip. Best of all is that when you need it, its available and free of charge.



1 Way to Simplify Your Life this Season: Get rid of something every time you buy a new item. If you buy a new set of bath towels, get rid of the well worn towels clogging up your linen closet. One thing in = One thing out. Your home will fill up if you continue to keep everything stashed away in storage. Soon you will be overwhelmed in a home full of clutter. Prevent this by simply following the One thing in = One thing out rule. Prior to buying ANYTHING ask yourself:



1. Do I REALLY LOVE this item?

2. Will it be worth owning and will it be truly useful?

3. Can I just borrow it and save some money?

You need at least two yeses to buy the item.



Cheers to living your best life!


Heidi DeCoux is publisher of Life Made Simple e-Magazine, a professional organizer and creator of the Fast-Filing Method home office filing system. Heidi energizes her readers’ by simplifying their homes & schedules. For more info, free tips, and to receive her FREE Report: The Fast & Easy Way to Get Organized and Stay Organized Forever, visit ClearSimpleLiving.com


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