Category Simplify

A stack of plastic storage crates sits beside tables in a dim room.

Stacking Unlabeled Boxes In A…

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Walk into almost any American garage and you will find the same…

A hand holds a smartphone with a marble case.

Scammers Posing As The FTC…

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The phone rings, and the voice on the other end says they…

A brown cardboard shipping box sits on a white table.

Texas Wants To Stop Charging…

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Imagine selling a few things online, watching the marketplace take its cut,…

A box filled with Christmas ornaments sitting on a table.

Boxes Of Holiday Decorations You…

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It happens every year. You haul the tree stand out of the…

A neat stack of folded shirts.

Overpriced Kids Clothes And Toy…

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You spent a weekend sorting through outgrown clothes and toys, snapped a…

A crowded closet full of clothes and household items.

Buying Closet Organizers Before You…

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There is a special kind of joy in a trip to the…

An older gold smartphone lying flat on a wooden table.

Selling Or Handing Down An…

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Maybe you got a shiny new phone for the holidays, or the…

Colorful clothes hanging on a wooden wall rack.

Overstuffed Closets Lead To Buying…

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You stand in front of a closet crammed so tightly that the…

A pile of one dollar bills.

Garage Sale Scammers Use Fake…

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Most people who stop by a garage sale just want a good…

Two clear baby bottles on a red table.

Best By Is Not A…

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You open the fridge, spot a carton of yogurt, and see the…

About Me
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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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Narrow grocery store aisle with shelves stocked with packaged food and bottled sauces
A glass French press coffee maker filled with fresh coffee outdoors
Person using a calculator at a desk with a coffee mug
Three assorted-color throw pillows on a black sofa
A pile of small silica gel desiccant packets marked do not eat on a pale blue surface
Carved jack-o-lantern pumpkin on brown dried leaves
Toy dinosaurs and small cars piled in a gray storage bin
White bed linen next to a green plant
A dark house window with wooden shutters glowing orange at dusk