Five Reasons To Live With Less

Stewardship Lessons From a Reformed Pack Rat

• More stuff equals more chaos. Clutter is visually distracting and physically stressful. It adds to sensory OVERLOAD. I don't practice feng shui but common sense tells you one can't relax in a crowded, unorganized mess.
• The more we have, the more we have to maintain what we have. It is a vicious cycle of time, energy and resources. We have to clean it, store it, fix it... TOO CONSUMING.
• Save money by not spending it on MORE STUFF. Start a Christmas Club account instead! Think of how much you'd have at the end of the year.
• Living with less frees us: less baggage emotionally and physically. Less stuff=more time & money=less guilt.
• If I save EVERYTHING, then NOTHING is special. Treasures are meant to be seen and enjoyed not packed away in the closet or attic. Trust me- your children will not want to be burdened with dealing with all your junk when you die.
• Bless others from your overabundance. Who really needs 48 pairs of shoes anyway? So many people could really benefit from things that are accumulated and never used in other more fortunates closets.