Open any presents this Christmas you weren't so sure on? Didn't want to seem ungrateful so gave the obligatory 'Wow, thanks!' reaction? You're not alone, as more than 62% of Canadians receive at least one unwanted gift every Christmas, costing roughly $1.2 billion in total – not very economical in the current climate. But while the largest group of people politely keep presents they dislike (23.20%), according to a recent survey, regifting follows as a close... [read more]

You might not like the idea of calling your book collection clutter because of the special connection many of us make to books. But when you consider the space books take up, the challenges they present when moving, and just the sheer number of volumes we amass, there really is no other word that better describes surplus books  than clutter. Treating too many books like clutter can also help us apply some basic decluttering rules of thumb, too. For example, why not consider purging... [read more]