tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post551657867911047408..comments2023-12-14T07:05:21.979-08:00Comments on Chief Family Officer: Balancing Decluttering vs. StockpilingChief Family Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02320154821990804327noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-53816356775078266162013-06-05T15:01:41.000-07:002013-06-05T15:01:41.000-07:00My mom always said a sale was only good if it was ...My mom always said a sale was only good if it was something u needd. I try to keep it in mind. If i have no more room for another sale item, i wojld rather run out and pay full price then stress day about the clutter. My sanity is woth the extra couple dollars i will spend. Therapy and overall fustration and anger cost more then regular piced shampoo.chyknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-11038501013594268282013-06-05T20:45:26.000-07:002013-06-05T20:45:26.000-07:00I think it's more a matter of how much money y...I think it's more a matter of how much money you have and what postion in life you're in. Since I'm single and 27, I'm more of a declutterer - I don't want to many belongings that attach me to any one place. I wanna be able to pack up all my stuff on any given day and move.Troyhttp://www.thefinancialeconomist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-29191140635562870102013-06-05T22:31:24.000-07:002013-06-05T22:31:24.000-07:00I like your mom :)I like your mom :)Chief Family Officernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-70241113921422611822013-06-05T22:32:38.000-07:002013-06-05T22:32:38.000-07:00Good point! Money is definitely a finite resource,...Good point! Money is definitely a finite resource, and I'm definitely not 27 anymore, LOL :) Enjoy this season of your life!Chief Family Officernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-73774970169658571792013-06-07T04:36:07.000-07:002013-06-07T04:36:07.000-07:00First some disclaimers, I live in the space-rich M...First some disclaimers, I live in the space-rich Midwest where real estate is cheap. We have a family of five living on a single income. We won't be moving soon and there are some goods that we consistently consume.<br><br>Stockpiling and decluttering don't seem mutually exclusive to me (but I have a kitchen pantry and additional storage space in the basement). <br><br>As long as I only buy goods we'll consume before expiration (and in quantities we'll consume within a year) and put everything away in an organized manner where it can be easily located, I don't think it's clutter. But I only stockpile goods I know we'll consume well before expiration dates; wishful thinking and outright speculation are not allowed.<br><br>If I had to give up space in my living areas to stockpile, it would be a much harder decision.adriennehttp://babytoolkit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-60172757950779097062013-06-07T06:27:32.000-07:002013-06-07T06:27:32.000-07:00You make a great point, Adrienne - and you hit the...You make a great point, Adrienne - and you hit the nail on the head for me. I *don't* have that much space for my stockpile, so it's becoming a question of priority ... although the decluttering has created space for my stockpile :)Chief Family Officernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-27802872345815426202013-06-09T14:37:06.000-07:002013-06-09T14:37:06.000-07:00I have been thinking about this question a lot lat...I have been thinking about this question a lot lately. I currently live in a 3 bed room apt in Santa Clarita with my fiancé and his two kids. We do have a deep freezer in the garage. But no real pantry or other storage space. I have created storage behind our kitchen table that does not feel cluttered with shelves for canned goods and things like that. For toiletries we stock what we can fit under the sink in our master bath. I have bins for organization. We keep what we can store and if nothing more can fit in the space allotted nothing more comes in. We are tired of living in a cluttered messy home. We spend too much money on nice things not to enjoy them :-) also we do not want to be embarrassed to have family and friends over. I know I may not get a rock bottom price when we run out of things but I will still search for the best deal and use a coupon. So I don't feel too bad.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259011.post-3980986256253730282013-06-09T23:00:24.000-07:002013-06-09T23:00:24.000-07:00You make great points, Linda. I am going to try to...You make great points, Linda. I am going to try to find more clever, uncluttering storage in my home - that would solve both of my problems :)Chief Family Officernoreply@blogger.com