Day 243: Is Clutter Married to Frugality?

Do you have to have clutter to be frugal? One of the tenants of frugality is saving items you might use later on to "make do" when creating a child's costume, a jean purse, etc. I would say that you do need to keep some items on hand, but have a specific place for them. If the bin or storage place begins to overflow, sort through your items. On the other hand, if you have stashed things "I might need later" for more than five years, there is a good possibility that you could get rid of those treasures.