Are you a saver or a chucker?

[booklady]

Packing a classroom and a household makes me wonder about the tendencies of others. Do you save things or chuck them?

I tend to be a saver, "just in case I need this later." It's kind of a shock to be confronted with the evidence of my savingness.

I wonder why I don't have the same attitude about money? Hmmm. I should figure that out.

[slb2]

I keep stuff for later. But this weekend three of our kids are moving into new digs (in the house) and we've a lot of cleaning to do along with trips to Good Will.

Throwing might be more efficient, but what's important in life? Efficiency or abundance?

Me? I prefer to live abundantly with my world filled to overflowing.

[joew]

I rarely chuck anything. And I've got the cluttered house to prove it.

[SeattleDan]

Savers, here. And now that we are packing, too, it's amazing the, eh, stuff we saved.

[doctork]

We're predominantly savers here too.

Of course, I save things of great value, while my husband saves mostly stupid stuff.

Then there are the kids. Two are savers, but they have left the premises, so it is "relatively easy" to dispose of any stupid stuff they have attempted to save, if I would just take the time to sort through it. And we have one oddball in the family, who is relentless about chucking things. At least twice yearly he goes through his clothes and other possessions and culls a couple boxes for Goodwill, and a few items to sell on eBay.

It could be worse - we have moved every few years, and the packing process enhances the ability to toss.

[michael]

Chuck it, baby!

I've had a few regrets, but then again, to few to mention.

Mike