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How I went from being a shopaholic to living simply

I now no longer buy things I don’t really need, and start valuing the things that really matter

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For the most part of my life, retail therapy has always helped me through difficult times.

There are many people who have plenty of possessions they have no use for or no time to make use of them.

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Sanchita Satalkar

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With Chinese New Year just a week away, this is the month for much decluttering, as people spring-clean their homes.

For me, this process of getting rid of things I don’t need and simplifying my life started some time ago.

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