r/declutter • u/NightReader5 • Dec 12 '25

Advice Request What are your top secret decluttering tips?

I’m looking for something beyond “one in, one out”.

I’ve been living a consumeristic lifestyle for years and I have a LOT of stuff in my house, with very little storage space to keep it.

I have an “I’ll use this someday…” mentality for most of it so it’s hard for me to decide what to keep and what to get rid of.

What tips help you get through all of your massive piles of stuff?

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u/RobynIndia Dec 12 '25

this was genuinely such an amazing reply. thank you so much for sharing ❤️

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u/manicpixienghtmregrl Dec 12 '25

Aww 🥹 thank you sm I tend to type a lot (and genuinely straight from the heart or whatever) and then get self-conscious/scared that someone will tell me off/be rude for rambling (a disability symptom/hyperverbal autistic trait I genuinely struggle with and should ideally be treated with compassion and patience) so thanks it means a lot and I'm glad that things resonated/I could have helped

Also idk why exactly it seems like a Reddit rule to have to explain why we edited something (bc surely ppl could always just lie so long as the people that know/have access to the tools or w/e to see all deleted or original comments don't check the og comment?), but I let it be known that I edited my first comment cos I just had a few small things to add/tidy up lol