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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

Constantly drowning in clutter? Here’s how to break the clutter cycle before it starts

A soman with short brown hair carrying a stack of small boxes out of a walk in closet.

The most common strategy for dealing with clutter is to declutter your home repeatedly, but are we overlooking simple ways to prevent clutter from accumulating in the first place? 

Stopping clutter before it starts not only saves you time and energy on decluttering but saves money at home too – and all you need is a few mindful shopping habits, professional organizers say. 

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