Donna's Home Book, sixty ways to a smaller bill and a house that's easier after 60, and a free chapter: donnafixes.com

Most decluttering advice has you fill bags all weekend and wake up Monday in a house just as hard to use. Donna, who kept four hundred Chicago apartments running for forty-one years, walks through ten rules aimed at reaching, bending and hunting less, and none costs more than twenty dollars. You will come away with a landing spot by the door, a way to keep floors clear, a hip-to-shoulder rule for daily items, and a simple system for paper, closets, storage bins and boxes that belong to other people. She also explains how to give family a date to collect their things, and how a ten-minute habit with one bag keeps the clutter from coming back. These rules make a home easier to use without asking you to part with anything you love.

0:00 Intro
1:02 Landing Spot by Door
2:54 Clear Floors, Shelf Heights
4:29 Kitchen Drawer and Bathroom
8:00 Closet and Chair
9:48 Bins and Storage Limits
11:25 Other People's Boxes
13:09 Paper Tray and Ten Minutes