#6 Let Worn Towels and Linens Retire
Many homes have an unofficial hierarchy of towels. There are the good towels, the everyday towels, the old towels and finally the extremely old towels kept because they might one day be useful for something. Bed linens can follow the same pattern. Before long, an entire cupboard is filled with mismatched pillowcases, worn sheets and towels nobody willingly chooses.
Keep what you genuinely use. A sensible number of spare sheets and towels is useful, especially when you have guests or need to change bedding unexpectedly. The problem begins when the backup supply becomes larger than the working supply. If a towel is permanently rough, stained or frayed, ask whether you really need ten more years to decide its fate.
Some old linens can be cut into cleaning cloths, and animal shelters or other organizations may accept suitable towels depending on their local policies. But even repurposing needs limits. Turning 15 unwanted towels into 15 unwanted cleaning rags has not really solved anything. Decide how many you need and let the rest go. Your linen cupboard becomes easier to use, and the towels and sheets you actually like no longer disappear beneath piles of worn-out backups.