A mother-of-four claims she made her entire family happier, saved more than $1,000 a month and improved her marriage - simply by throwing out her children’s toys.

　　一位已有四个孩子的母亲声称，只是扔掉了孩子们的玩具，就使每个家庭成员都变得更快乐，而且从此不仅每月可以节省1000多美元，还可以改善她的婚姻生活。

　　Allie Casazza, 29, from Fayetteville, Arkansas, said she was depressed, ’struggling’ and ’overwhelmed’ by toys because she felt like she was constantly tidying them and they were not entertaining her children.

　　来自阿肯色州费耶特维尔，29岁的艾莉·卡萨扎说，她以前在面对孩子的成堆玩具时总是倍感“沮丧”,“纠结”和“不知所措”，因为这些玩具不但总是要去整理,也并没有给孩子们带去多少欢乐。

　　One day, without warning her children, Allie, decided to gather any toy that did not encourage ’meaningful imaginative play’ and throw them away.

　　有一天，艾莉决定把那些“没有益处、不能激发孩子想象力”的玩具 都收起来，然后，不跟孩子们打招呼就直接扔掉。

　　Rather than causing upset she found the results were overwhelmingly positive and the experience was such a success that she continued to de-clutter the rest of her house.

　　结果，孩子们不仅没有怏怏不乐，反而欣然地接受了这一切，有鉴于此，她就干脆把家里其它的房间都清理了一遍。

　　Four years later, she claims that her family is not only completely clutter-free but also happier, more fulfilled and are completely converted to her new mind-set.

　　四年后,艾莉说,她的家人不仅都养成了爱整洁的好习惯，他们也变得更加幸福、知足了，这一切使她对自己新的生活方式更加信奉了。

　　She said the shift to minimalism has improved her relationship with her husband, saved more than $1,000 a month on unnecessary purchases and enabled them to invest in more family experiences.

　　她说，极简主义的生活方式不仅让她与她的丈夫关系更加融洽，还使他们每月节省了1000多美金的不必要开支，从而让他们可以够投入更多的钱来提高家人的生活质量了。

　　Allie also claims it has had an impact on their food intake - making them eat more simply and healthily.

　　艾莉还说，极简主义也让他们日常饮食发生了改变：他们每一顿都吃得更加简单，却也更加健康了。

　　She told Daily Mail Online: ’I was in a place where I had three of my four kids at the time, I was struggling every day feeling very overwhelmed.

　　在接受每日邮报采访时，艾莉说:“那时候我的第四个孩子还没出生，可是光是三个孩子已经让我每天都劳心劳力，而且都要精疲力尽了.”

　　Struggling with depression and feeling like I couldn’t focus on my kids because I was clearing up all the time...

　　“我一直是在沮丧的情绪中强打起精神来的，我几乎都没法去好好照顾孩子们了，因为一天到晚我总是得去整理玩具，打扫房间…”

　　Anything that wasn’t creating imaginative play, constructive play, I got rid of that.’

　　“后来，凡是对孩子们的想象力和创造力毫无益处的小玩意儿，都被我一口气扔掉了。”

　　She added: ’Per year it has dinitely saved us thousands. I would go to Target all the time and go, "Oh, this is on sale." I would probably save about $1,000 a month on needless spending.

　　她补充说:“这无疑每年会帮我们节省几千美元。我总是会去塔吉特百货商店看看，“哦,这东西在打折呢。然后转身离开。因为非必需品我们都不买了，所以每个月我能省下大概1000多美元呢。 ”

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