Keep it

Yesterday I cleaned out my closet. Sure, it's not the first time and it won't be the last, with the cleaning out though, this time was different. As I looked at each item I thought, will I wear this again?  That was the point of hesitation because a little voice inside me said "you spent money on that, it's a waste to not keep, you have to get your money's worth".  I grit my teeth and a new question came to counter this money monster of stale and old keep it it's waste not to.  The question is "would I buy this item again, right now if I were looking at it in the store, price tag still attached?"  This moved me quickly through the clothes and within a short period of time, two garbage bags were filled. The really neat thing about this is the juxtaposition of the past and the present. What attracted me than no longer does, and keeping what I won't use is like keeping my garbage, just in case I find a use for it, cluttering up my space, keeping my choices unclear because every time I say no to a sweater as in "no, I won't wear that, I don't feel good in it" and I keep it, it's like I have said yes to it hanging around and making me feel indecisive each time I see it and consider it as a possibility, despite my disliking the thing. How does this relate to money?  Well, what's the clutter is the question?  What have you spent money on, continue to spend money on, just in case, that no longer serves you and in fact, needs to be cleared out so you can make choice rather than feel bogged down?The money monster keep it just got slayed...out with the old, in with the new, I win again!