Making changes....striving for simplicity

     I have finally gotten to the point where I am fed up with clutter.  With 5 people, a dog and 2 fish we have aquired more stuff than we know what to do with.  So my new goal is to reduce the amount of stuff we have around us. 
     It is amazing how we trick ourselves into thinking that 'I've gotta have that' such and such.  But when such and such becomes 'thing-S' that we trip over, stuff into cupboards and closets and spend yet more money on organizational 'stuff' to hold it all in, I think there is a HUGE problem!
     Not to mention the amount of dollars lost.  Ooo the dollars!  Our need to pay our debts and increase our savings has to trump the need for stuff.
     I am going to attack this problem a little at a time. Today I packed up all the extra dishes in my cupboard, leaving us with 4 of everything...I won't get rid of the other pieces though as I may break something and need to replace it.  I will put it in our storage room in our basement.
    Next thing I want to attack is books, schooling stuff,which I have a lot of,  and clothes.
  I have some clothes for the boys, but need to go through them to find the sizing holes and try to fill them in.  Hopefully, I will be able to do it cheaply or even free....so, what else can I add to the list?