After decluttering, I am determined not to stock these 6 items anymore. They are common problems in impoverished families!

After decluttering, I am resolutely no longer hoarding these 6 items, all of which are caused by poverty!

Especially for us Chinese, frugality is ingrained in our bones, and there are always things at home we are reluctant to throw away. This reluctance here and that reluctance there ultimately makes the home messy, and in the end, we still have to throw them away.

First, various kinds of bags.

After using them once, they seem clean, and we don’t want to throw them away. The more we hoard, the more there are.

Second, promotional freebies. For example, when buying instant noodles, they give you a bowl, but these bowls are often defective and end up sitting around mostly unused.

Third, all sorts of bowls. Especially those for fruits, some have a hole at the bottom, and we think we can save money by using them to wash vegetables and rice. We are reluctant to throw them away after each use, and we end up hoarding several.

Fourth, disposable containers from takeout. Some look quite nice, and we think about planting some succulents or greenery, but we never actually do, and they just keep piling up.

Fifth, various snacks and canned jars. When hoarding, we think they will be useful, but when we actually use them, we find the seals are bad or the sizes don’t fit, and they collect dust.

Sixth, all kinds of data cables. Many are already outdated, like Android phone charging cables, which no longer match the current ports. Today while cleaning, I found over a dozen in the drawer, some even peeling and broken.

The above items should be cleaned out quickly; otherwise, they will take up space. If we can organize them, that’s fine, but if not, it just makes the home look messy. I am resolutely no longer hoarding these items. It’s all caused by poverty. To save money, we are reluctant to throw this and that away, but my various hoarding has not made the family wealthy. Isn’t that right? Do you have the same experience?

Proofread by Zhuang Wu.