10 signs your clutter is costing you more than space

The ten signals

• You rebuy things you already own because you cannot find them.
• A vehicle lives in the driveway year-round because the garage is full.
• You pay for offsite storage for items you have not touched in a year.
• Bills or documents are found late — or not at all.
• You avoid hosting people you would otherwise want to see.
• Cleaning takes twice as long because everything must be moved first.
• Walkways, stairs or exits are partially blocked.
• Food expires unopened behind other food.
• You feel tired the moment you walk into a specific room.
• Family conversations about the house end in an argument.

What it adds up to

Duplicate purchases and a storage unit alone can run past $2,000 a year. A single organizing project usually costs less than that and does not renew monthly.