I tried a three-month clothes-buying ban to reduce clutter – it taught me a crucial lesson about my hoarding and saved me nearly $500

A wooden framed bed with white bedding, a yellow throw, and brick red cushions. Two wooden night stands wit matching lamps on either side. .

Tired of the endless cycle of shopping and clutter guilt, I decided to try a clothes-buying ban to force myself to see my closet in a new light while saving myself some money.

For years, I have been prone to buying clothes and leaving them hanging up in my closet, barely touched until I come to declutter them a few years down the line. Desperate to cut back on clothes clutter, I put myself on a three-month shopping ban.