Larger House or dumpster?


	Larger House or dumpster?

egsnyder

3-23-2008 8:33 AM

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decluttering, freecycling, fullcircles, junk clutter, waste

egsnyder says:

Humans are shop-a-holics. How much of our "stuff" do we use, need... or even really want? We just keep acquiring more and more and more and more. When is enough too much?

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3-23-2008 9:04 AM

egsnyder

This item seems to have hit a nerve in Western society. There are 15 pages of comments which have been posted in just 3 days since the article was published.

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