I have a sense that in the future there will be less stuff around to keep virus-free. For now, it is staying at home as the location donation organization is not accepting things because of COVID-19 (open for food donations).
How much stuff is there to donate? I found 21 surprising statistics about how much stuff we actually own HERE - this is a website on becoming minimalist.
How many items does a person own? There are 300,000 items in the average American home, according to the LA Times.
British research found that the average 10-year-old owns 238 toys but plays with just 12 daily, according to the Telegraph.
The average American woman owns 30 outfits - one for every day of the month. In 1930, that figure was nine. Source: Forbes.
What is the impact of owning this many things?
Over the course of our lifetime, we will spend a total of 3,680 hours or 153 days searching for misplaced items.The research found we lose up to nine items every day—or 198,743 in a lifetime. Phones, keys, sunglasses, and paperwork top the list (The Daily Mail).
