For those of you getting out of debt - Page 2

[thistle]

My closets look like the "after" picture in a magazine. They are beautiful. We don't have cc debt but I have a ridiculous amount of student loans.

thistle

[jacksmama]

Originally Posted by pageta

I read this about a week ago and have thought about it quite a bit. I'm self-employed in direct sales, and what I notice is that there is a direct correllation between the state of my house and my business. If my house is in order, I'm working my business. If my house is a mess, I'm not getting much of anything done, including working my business. I have much better mental clarity when my house is in order, including my closets. When I'm working my business, I'm making money. So that would tie the clean closets to the money...if you want to go that far.

Does that make sense?

Makes absolute sense to me. I believe this to my core. I fight clutter constantly. I clean out my house at least 3-4 a year. Also, I now SAH but for years I worked at a large corporation in the executive branch. Our President would not allow people to work in messes or to leave paperwork all over the place. That's not to say he was a maniacal task master - he wasn't. He just prescribed to the theory that if you allow yourself to work or wallow in a messy pit then you will be less productive AND that it speaks volumes about your interior (spiritual, mental) organization. I agreed with him.

As a person who used to be in terrible debt I know that ...the way you live...is the way you live. If you kick your dog when you're angry then you probably mistreat others in your family regularly. If you don't take care of your home and mananging what you own I can't see how that couldn't spill over into all areas of your life in one way or another.

That being said....in case you were wondering because I talk this big talk......... my closet is picked up but not organized. Neat enough not to shock, but not a place anyone's ever been impressed by!

[Renaissancemom31]

No closets

Short answer - No closets, but we have clutter due to our transition (lots of works in progress), and we only have 1 credit card with a balance of $750 which we use for big ticket items that we need but can't pay upfront, and stuff bought online where debit cards just won't work (don't ask me how they can tell the difference).

LONG ANSWER:
We don't have closets in our bedroom(s). Well the boys have a small space about 3' x 3' x 3' which is more like a shelf for their computer and board games. There is a closet rod but they don't often use it.
We do have alot of clutter that we are working through, but we decided when we started remodeling that closets are deadspace, another unused area for things to accumulate. We started by taking the 6' closet out of the boys room and putting in a stairwell to the basement. When we remodeled our room we took out the boxy looking closet and put in a set of adjustable bookshelves recessed into the small hole in the wall (about 1' deep). The only true reason for a closet is to hang articles of clothing that can't be folded and put away, anything else is clutter. I own exactly 1 dress which falls into that criteria, and Michael has 1 suit (shirt and pants). Those can be hung on a peg behind the bedroom door.

[fayking]

doesnt ring true for me... i am a total neat freak and all my wardrobes (you dont get closets much in england!) are very tidy as is the rest of my house...not much clutter or anything... but i have a huge amount of CC debt and other debt aswell...