Comments on: Don’t Upgrade Your Living Space Just to House More Stuff (116/365)

By: Angie

Angie — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:45:45 +0000

lots of trolllololols on this site

By: kc

kc — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:03:20 +0000

I haven’t seen Hoarders, but I am guessing the folks on the show represent the lunatic fringe of collectors.

In any event, I would think that most people buy larger homes as their families – and perhaps incomes – expand.

By: BD

BD — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:43:13 +0000

@kc – You obviously have never seen A&E’s “Hoarders”. There have been several people just on that show alone who have bought multiple houses to house their stuff. It probably isn’t a huge percentage of the population, but more than you’d think!

By: kc

kc — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:49:19 +0000

I wonder what percentage of home buyers buy a larger home because they have too much crap. This sounds like made up nonsense. Citation?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:45:00 +0000

#4 Surely there are ways to compromise. You can probably do a lot of basics for 1/2 that price. When you overblow the kitchen, the bathrooms and floors will possibly look like they need updating too. Knocking out a chunk of the mortgage is a great feeling.

By: Serena@ThriftDiving

Serena@ThriftDiving — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:32:26 +0000

Hubby tells me all the time that he hates how I “junk” up the house with my furniture buys and that he wants to keep things empty. Really?? Who wants an empty house! I want a home to feel lived in (NOT cluttered, though). There’s a difference! But I do agree with the “one in, one out” rule.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:22:35 +0000

To those saying no one buys a house bc they have more stuff has never known a hoarder or a millionaire with 52 cars. Some people really do buy larger houses to “house” their stuff.

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:34:39 +0000

Funny Johanna. I love the house!

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:13:35 +0000

Then you only have to spend five minutes a month cleaning them.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:12:53 +0000

Frugal tip: Rent out your children as movie props.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:55:28 +0000

Unless you’re counting your children as stuff.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:54:02 +0000

I don’t think most people buy a larger house because they ran out of room to buy more stuff.

By: Evita

Evita — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:31:10 +0000

#4 Vanessa, this haunted house is full of movie props !!

By: K

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:57:11 +0000

I really enjoyed the photos with “real” people in them. I enjoyed seing a real yellow Neon. It lent a air of normalness to the blog that it didn’t have.

By: J Marie

J Marie — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:06:22 +0000

I totally agree! If you love it keep it, if you don’t toss it. The more you have the more it costs to maintain it.

By: Lysander

Lysander — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:47:00 +0000

All these clutter related suggestions make me long for the Yellow Neon.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:42:04 +0000

“Trent Hamm”

Har!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:50:34 +0000

What does a haunted house have to do with this post?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:43:17 +0000

M-movie props …-

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:30:57 +0000

I love collecting movie props…kind of big, but totally worth it!!!