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- Your clutter is costing you: 7 clever ways to finally get rid of your stuff
Stop buying storage bins and start making decisions these practical rules can help By Kyle James of ConsumerAffairs August 13, 2026 Stop organizing and storing stuff you dont actually need. Declutter first, then buy storage only if you still need it.Set rules that make decisions easier. Ask whether you'd buy an item today and use a seven-day deadline for selling it.Make clutter actually leave your home. Create a donation spot, use a one-in-one-out rule, and end every session with something going out the door.Most of us don't have a storage problem. We have a too-much-stuff problem.That's an important distinction because the first solution usually involves buying shelves, plastic tubs and elaborate closet organizers. The second solution is considerably cheaperowning less stuff.But getting rid of things is harder than it sounds. There's the $150 appliance you haven't used in years, the clothes that might fit again someday, and the mysterious charging cable you're afraid to throw away because you're certain you'll need it again.If youre feeling a bit overwhelmed, try these practical tips designed to make decluttering faster, cheaper, and considerably less painful.1. Start with the stuff that requires zero thoughtDon't begin with your wedding photos or the box of your kids' kindergarten artwork.Start with the easy victories. Things like expired food, broken toys, dried-up pens, empty boxes, and if youre like me, those instruction manuals for appliances you no longer own.These items require almost no emotional decision-making, and getting them out immediately creates visible progress which is important.Once you've filled one trash or recycling bag, tackling the harder stuff doesn't seem nearly as intimidating.Pro tip: Start with trash, not treasures. Give yourself 15 minutes and walk through the house looking only for things that unquestionably belong in the trash or recycling. Don't make any difficult decisions yet.2. Ask the replacement questionHere's one of the most useful questions you can ask while decluttering: If I didn't already own this, would I buy it today?It's a much better question than, "Could I possibly use this someday?" You could potentially use almost anything someday. And that's how garages end up containing 14 extension cords and six half-empty cans of paint.Instead, imagine that the item disappeared overnight. Would you spend your hard-earned money replacing it?If the answer is no, you've learned something important about how much you actually value it.3. Don't turn a $15 item into a three-week projectThis is where good decluttering intentions… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - SN Products to Watch: Magnum Dubai Chocolate Style Ice Cream Bars
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Prominent Republicans and others have falsely claimed this week that the shots are linked, despite years of data showing they are safe. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Police have abused Flock cameras. Now the company says it’s tightening the...The cameras may photograph your car even if you've done nothing wrong By Kyle James of ConsumerAffairs August 13, 2026 Flock is tightening its safeguards after cases of police officers misusing its license plate camera network.New rules require specific reasons for searches, flag suspicious activity, and cut data retention from 30 days to seven.Drivers should ask who can access their vehicle data, how searches are audited, and what happens when the system is misused.Flock Safety cameras have spread rapidly across American roads, giving thousands of police departments the ability to search records showing where vehicles have been spotted.Now the company behind those cameras is confronting an uncomfortable problem: What happens when the person doing the searching is the one abusing the system?Flock is taking steps aimed at increasing oversight after cases in which law enforcement officers allegedly used its automatic license plate reader (ALPR) network for purposes far removed from catching car thieves or violent criminals.Here's what drivers should know.First, what does Flock know about your car?Flock's roadside cameras automatically photograph passing vehicles and then create records that include the following:License plate numberVehicle make, model, and colorAny distinguishing characteristicsExact locationExact date and timePolice can then search those records as part of an investigation.As you can imagine, these cameras can be enormously useful. A stolen vehicle might pass a Flock camera miles away from where it disappeared. A car connected to a kidnapping or violent crime could potentially be located much faster than through traditional investigative methods.But there's another side to that capability, as a large enough network of cameras can produce numerous records of the same vehicle over time.In one Virginia lawsuit reported by NBC News in 2025, for example, 176 cameras around Norfolk reportedly recorded one driver's vehicle 526 times in roughly four months. Another plaintiff's vehicle was recorded 849 times during a similar period.These large numbers dont mean that police were actively following those drivers, as the cameras were simply recording the vehicles that passed by. But it does show just how much location and vehicle information can accumulate, even when youre not part of an active investigation.So what changes is Flock making?Every vehicle search will need a specific reason. Officers will have to enter a case code connected to an investigation and identify the type of offense, such as kidnapping or motor vehicle theft. The goal is to prevent officers from using vague explanations like "investigation" or… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago
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