What kind of clutter are you?

Discovering the link to this article on Unclutterer this week drew my attention.

So…what kind of clutter are you?

Emotional clutter

“Emotional clutter has sentimental meaning but little financial value. It could include children’s toys or drawings, unused or unwanted gifts, school or university notes, or the personal possessions of absent loved ones.”

Just-in-case clutter

“Just-in-case clutter has little or no sentimental value but since it “might come in handy one day” it is kept for some time. Examples include old bills or bank statements, tools or stationery.”

Bargain clutter

“Bargain clutter is free or very cheap items acquired at sales, from friends or family or ‘by the side of the road’. Certain personality types tend to be especially attracted to bargain clutter.”

Bought clutter

“Bought clutter consists of impulse purchases that never end up being used. It commonly includes clothes, fashion accessories and electronic items and is strongly linked to wasteful consumption.”

I thought these categories were a good starting point for defining physical clutter. While reading the article I realized where I had made my own improvements over the years and I thought I’d devote a post to each category in the upcoming days. I came up with my own rules to stop me from doing exactly some of these things. Of course, nobody’s perfect, but making small changes WILL make a big difference.