When I was a child, I used to think that having many possessions was a sign of wealth or affluence. In some ways, I guess it is. It's costly to maintain, though.
I just spent a couple hours thinning my daughters' wardrobes -- for the second time in two months. While it's lovely that FishChick5 has six pairs of pink pants, she really doesn't need them all. Most of them are hand-me-downs and gifts, but still. SIX pairs? What are we -- the Pink Ladies?!
We kept three and are donating the other three -- along with a few other items. We thinned the herd, as my husband calls it. I suppose in many respects, it's a good problem to have -- as long as I don't hoard those clothes instead of sharing them with someone else who could put them to good use.9 Things I’ve Learned about Money is a post from: Life As Mom. © Jessica Getskow Fisher - All rights reserved.
