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2. Stop stuff from coming inYou can get started by curbing junk mail. Register with the DMA (Direct Marketing Association) to help stop the flow, and then take it a step further. “If you notice certain companies sending you catalogues too often, take the time to call them up individually and get off the mailing lists,” Ley advises. And register with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) to stop unsolicited sales or marketing calls.

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The artworks on the walls of the twin-bedded room give a nod to the cottage’s coastal location. “I’d already collected the pressed seaweed prints,” says Lichtig. “Sometimes you have to buy things in advance if you love them and know they’re going to work somewhere.”

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