Here are 12 simple rules that have helped me own less crap

Kevin Obeidallah shares 12 simple rules that have helped him own less crap and can hopefully help you as well.

Rules include keeping things that actually spark joy in your life and are essential to you.

When you're sorting through your possessions, ask yourself a couple of questions: Does this item bring me joy? Have I used it in the last six months or the last year ? Is it essential to my daily life? Does it make me happy or make my life easier or does it make money?.

Take care of your stuff like your car, washing clothes differently, repairing things before they break.

Practice intentional shopping to help you bring less stuff into your home.

Decluttering and kind of going down this journey of minimalism is not a one time thing, it's a habit.

Most people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time and then not buy the other 80% that you just impulse buy constantly.

Most of the best purchases of his life have come from delayed gratification, and that's from this habit of, of keeping things on a wish list.

This has literally changed every holiday and gift giving in general in most of his family where we have been focusing on giving experiences over stuff.