One policy that is helpful to us, KT, is that for anything we bring into the house X number must immediately leave. So today for example we're taking a load of recycling to the village center. While there we'll leave some records, pottery, and various other useful things for our neighbors to take as needed. If we see something we NEED we can bring it home but must immediately get rid of two or more other things we already have.

I'll also be dropping off one of those bags of children's clothes on the way to the recycling shed.