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One thing I have been doing with hangers is I use them to limit myself to a specific amount of clothing. When there are no free hangers in my closet, something has got to go!😀

Loved the line “you can have freedom or you can have options” I hadn’t thought of things like that.

1. Realize that you can't have it all. (00:28) 2. Switch up your hangers. (00:53) 3. Sweep your house. (1:18) 4. Use the 5 second rule. (2:16) 5. Use a robot vacuum. (3:20) 6. If you don't have room for it, build it. (3:35) 7. Cooking 2x/week. (4:02) 8. Learn from other people's mistakes. (4:40) 9. When in doubt, basket out. (6:04) 10. Put dividers in your drawers. (6:34) 11. Clean up while you're cooking. (6:37) 12. OHIO: Only Handle It Once. (6:58) 13. Use the reverse 1 in, 1 out rule. (7:30) 14. Do 1 minute tasks that will save you hours. (8:12) Cancel credit card if it will stop you from impulse shopping. Chrome extension that makes you wait 30 seconds before buying anything. Delete social media. 15. Avoid having too many flat surfaces. (8:56) 16. Watch an episode of hoarders. (9:10) 17. Nothing should be on the counter or any surfaces. If I don't have storage for it, it means either I don't need it or I have too much stuff. (9:14) 18. If you can borrow it, don't buy it. (9:23) 19. Keep a donation box within reach. (9:26) 20. Subscribe so Gabe can get a Tesla. (9:42) (wat)

OMG, I watched an episode of "Hoarders" and like 5 minutes into the first episode I had decluttered my huge collection of recipes. If I keep watching, my house will be minimal within no time. *lol* Love all of these tips!

I never realized how much growing up in the 50's & 60's was such an advantage. The lifestyle we live back then was exactly what you're talking about now. Everyone seemed to be on board about keeping themselves, their things & their homes clean, tidy & presentable. I'm not sure when this all went south but it truly did. Then the pace of life picked up till no one seemed to have time to get anything done. Fortunately, about 10 or 15 years ago, people started noticing this & began to get their lives back on a normal pace. Oddly enough, Covid also really put the brakes-on for just about everyone's lifestyle. It's so good to see everyone slowing down enough to smell the daisies once again. Your tips are "Tried & True" and a great reminder for all of us ! 😀 Love that your channel is helping so many folks, young & older to get their lives back to being peaceful & under control. Kudos 👏 to your my Dear . I have subscribed. Oh, and it's so good to get a young male's perspective & role modeling for a change. 💪 Blessings to you & your family. 🏖 Kj in Tampa Bay 🤩

I like the "full hands rule" I saw somewhere. Every time you leave a room look around and take two handfuls of things that belong in another room. Dirty dishes, books, blankets, etc. It's helped me so much!!

I like your 5-second rule. Marilu Henner wrote a book a long time ago and one of her tips to being clean was to never leave a room empty handed. If you're going to the kitchen grab something needing to go to the kitchen and take it with you. It's become a regular habit and saves me a lot of clutter build-up.

I recently played a fun game/did a fun experiment with a friend to help us both figure out if we needed to do more decluttering. The idea is to go into each other’s house, find a random drawer, box, or bin-and point to it. The owner then has to name everything inside! Do this about 5 or 6 times. If the owner can’t successfully report what’s inside of said box, drawer or bin-you lose, and it needs to be decluttered. Oh, and no fair picking the clear bins. Ha.

I've been doing the backwards hanger thing for years. It also works for shoes. You can employ it for other random things too, like if you have too many coffee mugs start with all the handles turned one way.

Awesome! Hoarders has definitely helped me. A box of stuff gets removed after every episode!👍👍

When my daughter was growing up and I was working full time and going to school full time and raising her as single parent on Sundays I would cook 3 to 4 or more one dish dinners and make enough for 3 to 4 meals for us both. Then put them in individual containers. I did this with cheap ingredient meals like spaghetti sauce with meat, pasta salads, potato salads, casseroles, soups or stews, Taco meat mix, chilli or a meat loaf stuff that required little to no sides. This made things super easy during the week. 1 I had more time to spend with my daughter. Come home put dinner in the microwave. We could sit down eat dinner. If we had company we had extras. I could serve the meatloaf be after heating add a vegetable side from a can or fresh quick veggies and a cold pasta or potato salad for a side. Spaghetti sauce I just had to boil noodles and I would boil extra to take with me and have that to heat with sauce for lunches. I would also keep 1 to 2 dozen boiled eggs on hand for salads or for quick deviled eggs, my kids favorite, or for quick protein with cereal at breakfast, or snack. I also made sure we had veggie snacks or fruit snacks. Doing the main cooking on Sunday or a day off really helped me stay on task. I could prep and have everything ready for the week. Fridays and Saturdays were my days to cook a regular meal and do my treat baking like a cake or cookies or banana bread or sour dough. I also made few days pancakes or waffles for quick breakfast during the week. Doing this saved me a lot of time and money. I preplanned the meals sometimes they would be enough to last 2 weeks or more if I over cooked. I stayed in my food budget. This lowered my electric bill. Microwaves are energy efficient. After meals rinse containers and dishes of food we ate with put them in dishwasher and only had to run dishwasher 2 times a week. Sunday to clean all the pots and pans in after cooking and Saturdays for dishes we used during the week and my 2 days regular cooking. By Sunday was good to go for next week or so. This provided evening meals as well as lunches besides just sandwiches. I could package them into individual servings too. Yes we ate one of the meals I was making for the week for Sunday dinner. As my daughter got older I had her helping me cook on Sundays. Our best conversations and a great friendship arose too from that. She is 32 now. She tells everyone I am her Mom first and her BFF second. She is my baby and BFF too.

I add things I’m thinking of purchasing to my Amazon wish list. More often than not, it’ll sit there for weeks or months. I go through it once in awhile, and if I haven’t thought of the item since I put it there or if my (perceived at the time) needs have changed, I delete it. That has saved me from making a LOT of impulse purchases.

I really appreciate the balance in this video. It's funny, practical, and not overdone. Very nice job! And thank you for these tips! I need 'em.

I'm all for the donating, borrowing, and trading scenarios! I also "add to cart" and then contemplate it for a day or so. More than half the time, I don't buy it. I also don't upgrade electronics just cuz the new one is out. That's nuts! It contributes to too much stuff in landfills and I try to recycle or post for sale as much as I can. I love when you cried about your jeans LOL

Having a donate box always handy has been a game changer! We also got rid of lots of flat surfaces. (bookcase, hutch, end table, dresser, and desk) Flat surfaces really do collect clutter. Great video!

I love the "reverse 1 in - 1 out rule" bc. it's minimal, frugal *and* ecological at the same time. (I quite dislike our throwaway society/mentality..) I only throw out what I really don't want or can not use. For everything else (that are just "duplicates" but nice/good & I like them) I do "shop your own closet": Things stay until broken. If you don't have enough space in your closets for it, I recommend putting them in bins in the basement for example (or topmost shelve or whatever) and then "shop" from there if you need a new/to replace one.. ☆ Very cute & funny video btw.! ♡

I thought these tips might be more along the lines of: 1. Shove all your clutter and crap into clear storage bins. Number each bin. Write down what you throw in there in a notebook corresponding to the bin number. 2. Put it all in the basement for another day, maybe when you start taking Adderall again. 3. Pretend you have a clean clutter free home and delight in how completely lazy you are. *Pro Tip: don’t put all your dirty dishes in a bin unless you have a date coming over and you’re going to get to it the next day or something. Otherwise, avoid that. You will create a biohazard probably. Those are tips for if you’re REALLY lazy.

YES. The idea of cooking a few times a week is great, and especially with the idea/plan that you will be freezing them for a future meal. If you do this long enough (like for a few weeks), you will wind up with enough selection that you won't ever be eating left overs. Every meal will be different. And inexpensive too since you won't be tempted to buy a quick lunch or dinner since there is already one waiting for you in the fridge/freezer.

Instead of the 5-second rule, my husband taught me the full hands out rule: don't leave a room without your hands full. Really helps you ensure you clear out anything that doesn't belong and put it back. I also found that having a "upstairs and downstairs basket" are useful. So when you're on a particular floor and find things you need to bring upstairs, but aren't going that way yet, drop it into the basket and take it up when you do. Then apply the Ohio method to put everything away right away, and bring the basket back down again next time you go downstairs.

I really like the hacks! It’s so true about the little things that take only five seconds and we keep putting them off until our home is a mess.😅 I ask my brain “what is the big deal to take the cup to the kitchen?”☕️ And it’s like “ No time to explain, will do it later” Thanks for a great video 🔥

I have a lot of hobbies, sewing, painting, baking, bass guitar, bicycling, gardening and houseplants, and I have all the stuff you'd need for those hobbies. I also have a spoiled dog who owns 30 toys which end up all over. I really want an organized looking house buts it's constantly cluttered from projects. I've been feeling frustraited that all the people making minimalist and organizational videos either never seem to have hobbies or never go into how they organize their hobby stuff.

When he said watch an episode of hoarders I died laughing because I’ve used that as motivation when I don’t feel like cleaning or decluttering 😂😂

Great advice. I don't have a spending envelope in my budget so I really have to think and budget before buying something. Impulse buying is the number one reason we have so much clutter. Just don't bring it inside your home. Once you do it's not easy to get rid of it because you will feel guilty for the money you have spend.

Make sure you set an alarm on your calendar for when the free subscription 30 days is up and you are going to be charged for a year on your cc, so you can decide whether or not you want to keep it.

I got rid of a lot of dishes and pots and pans. Everyone in my house was using them and not washing them. It wasn't until they didn't have a clean one that something would get washed. Guess what? When you have less dishes and pots and pans, things don't pile up in the sink or the cabinets.

I ensure that I am actually wearing all of my clothing by hanging up clean clothes in the right side of my closet and selecting today's clothes from the left side. When I noticed an article of clothing never leaves the right side, it goes to my donate bag ( kept in my closet, natch!).

Reverse one in one out is awesome! We apply that to finances. It’s so easy to say I’m going to buy X because I can sign up for perdiem work to put for it. Instead we have to work the extra hours and can’t buy that thing until the money actually hits our bank account. It reminds us that from the time we want something to the time we actually have the money earned in hand is about a month and by then we either still really want that thing or we have extra money for savings ✨ hope you three are doing well in your new parenthood journey 💕 many blessings!

Usefulness aside, this video made me laugh so hard. That antic with the broom made my day a million times better. So thanks, Gabe!

I love the "sweep your house" rule! My husband and I go to yard sales nearly every weekend to find things for resale so I have to factor that lifestyle into my sweeping.

The world needs more videos like this! After cleaning out two deceased relatives hoards, I started on this road over 20 years ago. So funny, I actually do practically all of the tips you so kindly shared. At the moment, I have a small house, so making these practices a daily habit is imperative for me. Thanks so much, great video!

1) 0:24 You can’t have it all. Realize you can have options or freedom. 2) 0:49 Switch up your hangers to see what you actually wear & see what to get rid of 3) 1:17 Go through you’re house often for easy access stuff to get rid of for garbage or donations 4) 2:15 5 second rule - Pick up your crap & take it with you 5) 3:13 Use a robot vacuum 6) 3:34 Make room / build room for everything so all has a home 7) 4:01 Spread out meals 8) 4:39 Learn from other people’s mistakes 9) When in doubt, basket it out 10) Put dividers in your drawers 11) Clean up while you’re cooking 12) OHIO 13) One out, one in rule 14) Do one minute tasks that will save you hours (like deleting social media) 15) Avoid having too many flat surfaces 16) Watch Hoarders 17) Nothing on surfaces 18) Borrow if you can 19) Have a donation box within reach Hopefully someone can continue with these time stamps. I love time stamps!

a place for everything and everything in its place. the mantra that gave me control over my stuff.

I just learned about buy nothing groups on Facebook. I highly recommend it for a new season in life (ei moving or having a baby) and for borrowing something that you know you will only use once and don’t want to purchase. I saw a woman post on there asking to borrow a booster seat as her grandson was coming to visit for a week from out of state and she was able to borrow one for free and didn’t have the guilt of keeping it after :)

Several laugh-out-loud moments in this video! I loved it. Awesome, Gabe. Great tips.

When I do a sweep of the house, gathering things to get rid of, I get a mental image of how many pounds of things I'm freeing the house from. Imagine your house groaning from the weight of all the stuff, and the more weight you carry out of the house, the happier you (and the house) are. You kind of start competing with yourself to increase the weight each time. Those times that I removed 50, 60, 70+ pounds felt really good.

Gabe I think this is your best video yet. The organization of the video is amazing and the fun transitions keep the attention spand from breaking. Your funny and light hearted to, so that helps a lot 😅 Keep up the great vids!

A few habits I have that have improved my minimalism. I keep a smaller pop up hamper in my closet to hold donations (give the things with holes to GoodWill, too, as these items are sold for rag to make our paper money!) I also keep a box in my garage for donations of things like appliances, kitchenware, etc. I keep 2 identical trash cans under my desk, 1 for paper recycling & 1 for trash. My neighbor keeps her recycling can outside near her mailbox so she doesn’t even bring her mail inside before it’s sorted! (She uses my 2 trash cans under the desk idea!) I have a “landing strip” furniture piece right next to my front door. I made special containers for everything, a bowl for keys, a container for sunglasses, a hook for purse handles, an area for hand sanitizer & sunscreen. I also mat both the inside & outside of entry/exit doors & this completely keeps the vacuuming & mopping to a minimum!

Take something with you when you walk to another room. Example: take the dishes with you when you leave a room and are going to the kitchen. Drop them off. Get your snack or whatever, and then take something from the kitchen (that needs dealing with) back to whatever room you’re going to. You don’t even notice it, but you get all the tiny tasks done, and keep things clean at the same time!

As a life long stingy person, I have to say it’s a rare individual who can tell me anything about being a minimalist that I didn’t come up with years ago. Congratulations Gabe

Love these tips! Simple solutions make everyday living easier. The house won't always be perfectly clean and tidy but it won't take long to get there with a clutter free home.

I lv "Dont put it down, put it away"!!

One of your suggestions sounded to me like The Praire Rule: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

Gonna go watch hoarders now :D but seriously, I’ve been trying to minimalize the ammount of belongings we have in our house and it feels so good. Recently we’ve had to spend some time at my parents’ place and to say they are hoarders is an overstatement, but they definitely have a lot of stuff. Let me tell you, it just felt wrong. I coughed myself wanting to throw a bunch of stuff out of their apartment 😂 minimalism really changes your perspective. Thanks for the video!

I laughed hard when you were wiping your tears with your holy jeans. Great tips, and loved these transitions, cinematography on point lol!

I love your purple and teal paint job.

I've only watched Hoarders a couple times and couldn't stand the messes!

Your tips are so nice; they're helpful, concise. The odds are quite good that I will watch twice.

Thanks Gabe! We have 4 seasons of the year here in Nova Scotia,Ca. so clothes/extra jackets /shoes are a must! I like the 5 second rule w/ go through your house and get rid of stuff daily makes sense! Congrats on t he baby!

Sick as a dog today, this will help me get a few things done. I try to stay on things so when things happen in life I'm not too far behind. Thx.

I like your tips, thank you. My mother tought us many of them from toddler age so most of it was a good reminder. But, being a woman, mother and living in Germany, the 60 or 90 day rule is not possible for me, I'm sorry. In winter I won't wear skirts. But in summer I do. In pregnancy I needed wider clothes and bigger shoes. Knowing we would like another kid I won't throw everything out, even if my child is growing out of some things. But we consider buying much more now and give us time to think, before we buy new things. We sorted out a lot of things. If it is only nice to have but not loved it needs to go. With every item leaving we are so much more happy than before. So thank you very much for your helpful video.

Good tips. I am a kinda lazy person, so the one about putting back what I just used was a truly game changer. Btw-cannot wait for the video, when you'll pack your family into the Tesla and head on a nice family trip to some great places. So people-subscribe! Let's face it-this guy deserve it!:) Cheers!

I have ADHD and a lot of things that may sound obvious here were very helpful for me. We tend to be people that think completely out of the box with what doesn't affect us directly but get completely overwhelmed and ignoring the dishes because we can't decide if it will be more effective to but the cutlery facing up or down. Specific and detailed explanations go a long way. Thank you for this.

Its so funny to me how only seeing that you uploaded a video made me get up and start cleaning my house (didn't even see the video itself yet). I just did it and it made me feel good. I don't think want to live quite as minimalistic as you do, but I really like seeing the idea of it and which parts inspire me!

Gabe, been watching your channel for a very long time and I have to say this is one of your best videos. The editing was💯💯...funny yet informative.

1:23 that broom throw, gained you a subscriber lol laughed so hard

That last one got me.... why do we always try to learn the hard way? Why do we tell our kids this? In some ways it's good to learn for ourselves but it seems like a punishment also aswell as a lesson at times. We could be more productive and learn more things by learning from other people rather than trials and tribulations for every little thing... I love that you are talking about this different way of thinking.

I enjoyed your video and sent it to my 20 year old twin Grandson's who are embarking on life with roommates. Excellent content for old and young. I set up a donation box filling with treasures and offering them first dibs. I appreciate the giving and receiving flow. Thank you for a good reminder and a morning 😃 and giggle. I love Skill share. Essentialisim was my third class!

Put everything from a draw into a bag. When you need something take it from the bag and put it back in the draw. After 3 months consider getting rid of what is left in the bag.

I watched this video two weeks ago. My entire life is drastically more organized. Those 5 second tasks can really add up! Thank you!

I noticed several people comment about hearing a lot of this information before. I remember helping my mother by dusting her living room. It took longer to do that than it would to dust my whole house. No flat surface had an empty space. My responce to those people would be, you may have heard some of this before, but was it a reminder, which is good, or something you still have not learned so you keep doing the same thing you have always done and wonder why your house does not get straight. By the way, love your site and I agree this is the best video yet.

Oh em gee....that hanger idea is genius! I must try immediately 🤗

This hack from Dana K White has helped a lot in our household - don’t put it down, put it away.

I love your content! As a home organizer you have some really amazing tips for staying clutter free!

Have just scheduled 'Declutter box' (to go round my flat with a box to declutter things into) for every Monday. I've been on my minimalist journey for two years, or thereabouts, and love discovering new decluttering tips - trying new things keeps it interesting. Thanks.

I've worked to break the habit of leaving picking up/putting away things for "later" & it has helped a lot. Now I actually feel a little uncomfortable when I think about "doing it later". This includes picking up dishware (plates, glasses), or any miscellaneous stuff that can be put back where it lives now rather than later. And putting groceries away as soon as they come in. Anything like that will make a difference. And you're right about flat surfaces tending to be a magnet for clutter (still challenged there). I'm really starting to try to ask myself "where will it live?" when thinking about picking up something new & that helps slow down bringing in new things at times. Your point about not buying new things unless the old one is worn out is obvious but brilliant because getting new things is such a drive in our culture. That was a helpful reminder for me.

I had a useless small cabinet for years, too high up in the kitchen for this short person. So I put things to donate in there, and whenever anyone came over, I would always open the cabinet and ask if they wanted anything, then I would donate whatever was left about every 3 months. My husband came from hoarders, and if he hadn't used something for over a year, it would also go into this cabinet. He always said "wait, I'm going to use that" and I would tell him well you have 3 months then. He never took anything back, and now he thanks me for not letting him clutter up the house, especially if we've just visited his parents lol.

Your minimalist lifestyle is so sustainable and eco-friendly! Love it!

Love the video, especially the dishwashing as you go and handling everything once and buying only when you’ve worn something out. I learned a mantra recently that most people probably learned from their moms but I didn’t-“don’t set it down, put it away.” I rarely lose anything now, and I pounce on anything I sat down out of place like a spider on a fly! Subscribed and look forward to seeing that Tesla!

I just subscribed so you get your Tesla! Plus, this is the very first video of you I watched and I like your content and delivery. You’re witty.

I had two girls and three granddaughters. When teaching them housekeeping I called your 5 second rule the "bow on top" rule. They all related to wrapping a package and the beauty of that when you're done. And they all knew you were not done till there was a "bow on top". So, the metaphor worked to teach them that a clean and tidy home is beautiful...and to take that extra 5 seconds, put the "bow on top".

Love both the tips AND the way this video is edited. It seems like you had fun filming it - I love that! :-D

This video is full of great tips and I appreciate that you took the time and editing to include humor. Instant subscriber - looking forward to getting my house in better shape!

"You can't have it all". So simple but life changing.

Gabe, excellent video. I started decluttering while listening to your precise words!

I decluttered my weekend. I call it the Thursday/ Friday solution. On Thursday night I wash my work clothes for the next week… to hangers. On Friday morning I fill up my gas tank. On Friday night I grocery shop for my food for the next work week. That gives me an entire weekend to do what I want and I don’t panic Sunday night. I show up Monday on time, well dressed and well fed and well rested. Oh! I also save a ton not having to stop for coffee breakfast or lunch. And I’ve lost weight not eating fast food and having time to exercise. It’s the small lifestyle changes when done consistently that make the biggest positive impact.

This is definitely one of my FAVORITE videos that I've seen so far on your channel Gabe! For me, my favorite tip is "if you don't have room, build it"! Will be looking into building some affordable shelves with reclaimed wood and get a friend to help me out! And for that friend, I'm going to show them this video for the trick with the basket for the blankets in their living room... and yes, for me in my office LOL!!! Seriously love this channel so much, and hope you and the fam are having a lovely day today! 😊

I love the silliness of your videos!

Love, love, love your site! So many simple hacks that have absolutely changed my life! Thank you.

I joined a "buy nothing" group. I have been able to re-home items that I no longer use or need. And other people get to get things they want or need without buying new. Win-Win!

Would love to see a meal prep video from you!

McDonalds calls it, "Clean as you go." I have been doing this for years. It is a great thing to teach your kids.

Always look forward to your videos, thank you!

You have inspired me to de-clutter so many rooms in my home - thank you!

An alternative to getting rid of your flat surfaces is to put something decorative on top that cannot have been set upon them. At my father's house, I cleared a surface and immediately set an arrangement of photographs and frames. My dad actually commented that there's too many pictures on the top you & he can't set his papers down. I smiled, asked him if he thought it looked good, and internally laughed.

For clothes: pack a suitcase as if you had to move out for 2 weeks, as though you were having renovations or something. Then get rid of everything else, you only need 2 weeks of clothes. For dishes, when the dishwasher’s full, get rid of the rest. You’re going to run the dishwasher, so you’ll have those dishes back.

i really liked how practical all of the tips were! small, but life changing

You finally get 150k, congratulations!!

Absolutely a fan! I love this video! Gonna do all of it every day!

I love cleaning up as I go when cooking. By the time we eat, the cooking utensils are cleaned up, and after dinner it’s quick to finish the cleanup from that.

Thanks - really enjoyed the video! Many helpful tips. Hope you get your Tesla!

I love the box idea in general. Take a box for decluttering things later or just collecting to put them back to their designed place. It looks nicer and saves space. 😊

Freedom and option as a choice is confusing. Freedom and choice left me with What are we talking about again?” This might help: “you can have space or stuff, clear or clutter.” “Mint or mess,” “less is more” like less stuff more space. Thanks for the video anyway. Usually women make these video but I like your style. Subscribed🙂👍

It’s so simple and no nonsense 😭🙌 thank you!

You’ve got an innate GREAT sense of humor, Gabe! Love your vids…sometimes even share them out (to family mbrs). Appreciate you & the minimalism lifestyle.💚🤍💚

The problem with the quickie walk-through with a box and a timer is that the things that are out laying around are things that I am currently using working on need to finish etc. The real culprits are the ones hiding in the back of the closet in the bottom drawer, under the bed, etc. They are hogging up all their closet space that I could’ve put the stuff I use in. So therefore I have to go through those spaces and boxes and other storage items

Thanks for the tips on de cluttering. This Is my big home project. All inspiration appreciated. 😊

This is what I'm doing Collecting stuff I don't use put in the corner and Sunday is my disposal

I love your humor. Esp the 🗡 detail. Great tips.

Subscribed! Great content. Thank you for sharing 😊