From the category archives:

Hoarding

Would I Know If I Was a Hoarder?

by mapgirl on September 11, 2009

DogAtMyFinances writes “I think you would know before you’re even close to that level of hoarding, right? I mean, if nothing else, they had a lot more space to fill with thrift store junk and a lot more time to go to thrift stores.”
My reply is, “I don’t know.”
I truly do not know thee answer [...]

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Shredding Party Saturday Night

by mapgirl on August 26, 2009

I was watching the A&E Hoarders program in utter horror. Meanwhile, I was going through some old papers getting them ready to shred. I had a hefty pile for the shredder and another pile for the trash bin. (The city recycling bins have not yet arrived, and for some reason DC is extremely picky. No [...]

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Abundance In My Life

by mapgirl on October 31, 2007

As we head into the holiday season and enjoy today’s holiday of gluttony, I just wanted to take a moment and reflect on the abundance in my life.
During my regular knitting gathering this week, we were talking about S.A.B.L.E., Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. For those of you who don’t knit, ’stash’ is your yarn [...]

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Stocking Up or Hoarding?

by mapgirl on January 14, 2006

My girlfriend in NYC is someone I’ve always admired for her ability to save. Granted, when we were young in San Francisco, she didn’t have any student debt like I did. Even so, she was very careful with her money and how she spent it.
A few years ago, I bought Kokologyand I asked her one [...]

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