This week Jacqueline Lunn asks, are you a hoarder or thrower?



Read the column here and discuss below.

There's nothing I dislike more than a hoarder who "gives away" ancient treasures to a known thrower. It's as though they can't bring themselves to throw it out so they give it to me under the guise of "stuff I might want". So the treasures languish and then get binned. It wasn't my trash to start with, but it is I who must pay the tip fees.

oh I used to be such a hoarder when I was living at home, my parents are definately hoarders. Now I prefer minimal 'stuff' but sometimes you'd never know it judging by the mess in my place. One day, when I have more cupboards I will be neither hoarder or thrower. I'll be a keeper with only stuff that I use (hopefully)

I find it's easy to feel like a "hoarder" with young children and a small house with limited storage space. They have so much stuff- cot, high chair, change table, baby bath, etc. With our 2nd baby we've been quicker to convert to normal things- cot to bed when about 16months and DS felt ready, high chair gone at about 10 months for booster seat at the table, change table gone just use the bed, just put into normal bath with DD.

~Chris

I am not a hoarder. I can't bear to have things lying around that aren't used, I either give them away, sell or toss. But I still feel like we have too much junk.

ditto I don't like stuff lying around doing nothing!

I am a thrower, however i do not throw out things that have been handed down to me from my grandparents or the such.

I don't like a lot of stuff around either, but I would never throw away a "treasure"...iykwim.

Im a thrower, DH is a hoarder

i'm a thrower - clutter stresses me out!