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I read a great minimalist book a year or two ago that really helped me keep down on the clutter. It had a great rule: if it’s less than $20 and you haven’t used it in a while ask yourself if it’s truly need. It’s amazing how much junk we accumulate and then realize it when we move or start to spring clean. This is why I looked for a smaller house when we moved to Tennessee. We just had junk that collected. Even in our current house we’ve filled just about every open space with something.