American homes are buried in money — and most people don’t even know it. “Filthy Fortunes” star and hoarding expert Matt Paxton said decades of accumulation, especially among retiring baby boomers, have turned ordinary homes into ticking time capsules packed with serious cash value. After pulling more than $1 million in value out of trash … Read more
Marie Kondo sparked joy — but this new method might just spark your gag reflex. A foul-sounding — but weirdly freeing — decluttering method is taking over social media, and people are swearing it’s the s–t. Literally. Dubbed the “poop rule,” it’s exactly what it sounds like. “The poop rule is simple: while decluttering, ask … Read more
Does this ring a bell? If your phone contains thousands of photos you have to swipe through to find what you need or your phone storage is always full because you’re reluctant to delete anything, even unread emails, you may be a digital hoarder. Hoarding disorder — which is often associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My sister and I grew up with our father after our parents divorced. He was a hoarder. Years later, when he finally had to move out, it took three moving trucks to empty the two-bedroom house. You can imagine what that was like. I am very triggered by clutter. I appreciate an organized … Read more
Hoarding disorder affects about 2.6% of all adults, especially those who are older than 60 and suffer from anxiety and depression. Now, Dr. David Tolin, a clinical psychologist who is featured on the A&E series “Hoarders” — Season 15 premiered last week — is sharing three ways to tell if you are secretly a hoarder. “Hoarding … Read more
Dear Abby weighs in on a hoarding husband, a mother’s new fiancè and a parent who needs her children to start acting their age. Source link #Dear #Abby #husbands #hoarding #habit #put #immeasurable #debt
It came as an unholy shock. A seemingly guilt-ridden hoarder, who loved both his faith and porn, fled his house, leaving his entire collection of X-rated and religious materials behind — which later caused problems for the home’s new owners. Sydney Lima, 27, and her boyfriend Kieran Walsh, also 27, were in a desperate search … Read more