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Where does one draw the line between being frugal and being an OCD packrat? [View all]

I fight this tendency daily.

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Where does one draw the line between being frugal and being an OCD packrat? [View all]	canoeist52	Dec 2011	OP
I would draw that line when	Curmudgeoness	Dec 2011	#1
I don't equate being a packrat with frugality. On the contrary.	Starboard Tack	Dec 2011	#2
I only keep what I know I'm going to possibly be able to use in the near future or have a plan	maddezmom	Dec 2011	#3
Talking of crafts and recycling	Starboard Tack	Dec 2011	#4
she's a crafty gal	maddezmom	Dec 2011	#6
Aw, very cute.	Starboard Tack	Dec 2011	#7
I often get comments for relatives because I have this plastic box of candles setting in my room.	jwirr	Dec 2011	#5
I love candles. And (frugal alert), I make my own	Curmudgeoness	Dec 2011	#18
That is a good idea. I did get the quilts done. The whole family has been watching me progress on	jwirr	Dec 2011	#19
Awwwww, how sweet. I am glad you finished the quilts.	Curmudgeoness	Dec 2011	#20
As mentioned above, organization and review is key...	Phentex	Dec 2011	#8
ooo paper yeah..	stuntcat	Dec 2011	#14
I struggle with this too, and I found that buying less is a good approach.	yardwork	Dec 2011	#9
Me, too. I rarely shop for anything other than food and other provisions	cbayer	Dec 2011	#10
It can be a revelation. We are programmed to buy buy buy.	yardwork	Dec 2011	#11
Have a strategy for saving/discarding items that have potential reuse.	MH1	Dec 2011	#12
when it no longer saves you money.	lumberjack_jeff	Dec 2011	#13
Being a packrat can be the antithesis of frugal	Kennah	Dec 2011	#15
I can be somewhat OCDish about holding on to things.	badhair77	Dec 2011	#16
Living in a very small space helps with this.	cbayer	Dec 2011	#17
A year is my general rule too	laundry_queen	Dec 2011	#21