Posted May 14, 2014 by Neil Mcliddy and filed under Home,Money,Smarter Living
Clutter is created in a myriad of different ways today. Sometimes, individuals don’t want to throw away sentimental items. Certain people are prone to disorganization, and others don’t like throwing away potentially useful items. Every bit of clutter hurts a person’s environment and costs them money. Without a doubt, nobody wants disorganization to cost themselves money. Here’s how it all works:
1) Clutter costs you time.
If you find yourself looking for items constantly, then something is very wrong. Every extra moment spent searching around wastes your time. At home, this can prevent you from getting chores done. However, this could cost you actual money at work. A cluttered desk kills productivity. For some people, less work finished means less pay each week.
2) Clutter makes you lose things.
Your disorganisation can lead you to lose valuable items. For instance, you might toss a cheque out with the junk mail. Others might lose money in their pockets and never find it again. Valuable items that are stored among other clutter often wind up broken or damaged. Either way, clutter leads to money lost or thrown away in various manners.
3) Clutter leads to missed bills.
Too many people open their bills and then set them aside. If you do this too often, then you’ll wind up forgetting about them. Missed bills could result in hundreds in late fees annually. Unfortunately, an individual can’t always afford these added expenses. Clutter allows bills to go unpaid, causing a person’s financial health to decline.
4) Clutter causes unnecessary purchases.
Plenty of consumers purchase items they never wind up using. This includes perishable groceries, consumer gadgets, and clothing. Likely, you fall victim to this same pattern of buying unnecessary items. Money is literally thrown away when you don’t utilize your purchases for their intend purposes. A purchase should never simply collect dust.
