Your extra stuff is straining your finances, your productivity — and even the environment.
You might’ve heard the saying that what you own ends up owning you. Well, it also ends up costing you – and in today’s economy, that tab is getting even higher.
But we’re not just talking about the rising cost of self-storage units. Have you ever stared at a closet full of clothes, but still struggled to find something to wear to work or a special event? Or bought duplicates for things you didn’t realize you already had, because they were buried in the back of a crowded cupboard or cabinet? You’re not alone. One 2017 survey found that U.S. households were spending $2.7 billion a year replacing lost items.
2. Our storage units and extra stuff cost the environment, too. This clutter isn’t just sapping your wallet; it’s draining our natural resources. There were almost 38,000 self-storage facilities and counting in the U.S. four years ago, according to Statista.
But if handling a loved one’s estate or a botched moving schedule means you just can’t avoid storage, then there are also creative ways to make less of an environmental impact. One company, PeerStorage, matches people who need storage with owners of existing spaces that have extra room. The average American is hanging on to 23 items that they have absolutely no use for, according to a 2017 ClosetMaid survey. More than half said they were holding on to things for sentimental reasons, while a third admitted they were just putting off throwing things out.
The average employee wastes almost one week and up to $4,800 worth of time per year looking for lost items, Entrepreneur reports. And there’s plenty more research suggesting that clutter can impact mental health and productivity. Mess often leads to stress, since looking at all that extra stuff, feeling it, bumping into it, or even smelling it, causes our brains to work overtime, Psychology Today notes. Clutter can also distract us from work by drawing our attention away.
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