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Originally Posted by Kriilin  My mother-in-law grew up during the Depression, and still has the "You better hang on to it, you never know" mentality. One of my acid tests for pitching stuff (timely these days) is "Will this item be any more useful if I lose my job/house/health?" Its amazing how much stuff is STILL useless, even in bad times! |
My wife has a similar problem with what I believe to be a related source: She grew up in post-war Berlin. I call it her bunker mentality.
Lynn