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I had a mother that was an extreme horder.  She went to garage sales on Saturdays and bought things with no real purpose or goal.  She was not organized either so if she could not find something, she just went out and bought a new one.  I believe that extreme shopping was filling a need and can turn into an addiction.  When she became ill with Alzheimers, I had full power to start throwing and that is exactly what happened.  You can call your local county department's home economic department and ask them what the shelf life of things are. 

I watched the show on the 7th where the young woman wanted to give her kids up for adoption because she wants to give them a "better life."  In my opinion, kids need both parents a father and a mother.  I was raised in a single parent home and I do not believe that one person can do the job.  My mother was the breadwinner and did the best possible job one female can do.  Yet, my younger brother really didn't have a full-time father that was a role model for male behavior.  I would not call this an abandonment.  A child is 150 percent give.  She was only a teenager the first time she got pregnant by someone she met on-line?  She should seek some counseling in her area and make a decision based on what is best for all the individuals involved and do not insinuate that she should keep her kids.  Emotionally, who is filling a single parent's emotional basket?  Many adoptions now are open and people hook up after the child is an adult.