Duplicates

A friend of mine discovered eleven spatulas in her kitchen drawers.  My brother and I found over 50 screwdrivers in my dad's workshop.  We owned three camera tripods for taking timed family shots or holding the camera perfectly still.

Here are some arguments for keeping duplicates:

"But what if one breaks?  I'll have a replacement!"  (or 49)
"I like having a variety."  (How many eggs do you plan to fry?)
"Each has a particular specialty."  (Really, could you accomplish what you need with just one?)

I donated one of our camera tripods.  Now we have a tall and a small, not two small ones.

Think about your possessions.  Do you have multiples that aren't needed and are taking up space and your time/effort to keep them?  Try to pare down your supply to what you need.