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7+ Signs You Own Too Much Stuff

PomeroySays
4 min readJul 22, 2024

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We finally finished working on the garage and getting rid of stuff. But when we had my son’s graduation party we still had a lot of cleaning up.

I realized even with all the organization and containers, it was still too much stuff.

Here are 7+ signs you too might have too much stuff:

Your Family Members Or Friends Are Starting To Make Comments…

My son always tells me I don’t know where my money goes every month. And I think I do know- Target, Costco, Amazon and Doordash! But he is making me more accountable for what I am buying.

One of our favorite activities to do growing up was shopping. We have been going to the same Target for over 20 years. But now, he can kind of be a bummer when it comes to shopping. He questions everything I buy!

The last time we went shopping, he backed off a little because I needed some retail therapy. But he is right overall. I am not only losing money but storage space in my home.

You Have to Move Containers To Get To What You Need

For example, you need something from the basement but have no idea where it could be. You move some containers and finally find it.

Or, in the second case, and this has happened to me, I have not been able to find an item I am looking for. So I had to buy a replacement! What a waste of money!

You Give Away a Lot of Things

I am known for being pretty generous with family and friends. I have given away a lot of things- and they love it. But the more outspoken ones will ask where I get everything. Some has been gifted from being an influencer in a past life. Others I got…

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PomeroySays
PomeroySays

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New England born- now living in the Midwest. Blogger, author, influencer, and history addict. Say hi on KoFi- https://ko-fi.com/pomeroysays/

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