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Declutter tip: Less is more

By Janet Ho

Updated October 18, 2013

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“Give away anything you haven’t found use for in the last two years. Imagine others enjoying what you no longer use, so it’s easier to let go.”

Clare Kumar, Chief Organizer at Streamlife.ca, a home and office organizing company.

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