You’ll be surprised at what professional organizers say you shouldn’t throw away!

According to professional organizers, there are two types of people in this world: Those who are hoarders and those who HAVE to clear out everything they don’t use.

If you’re the kind of person who throws away everything in your attempt to declutter, then you may have had the awful experience of realizing you threw out something you really needed. Don’t worry! We’ve all been there.

But if you want to declutter properly, the alternative cannot be to save everything just to be on the safe side. We went to the experts and found out that you can still tackle your mess while also being strategic with what you keep versus what you toss.

To simplify the process and find out what things we should save, we turned to professional organizers for their advice. Here are 12 things they say we should NEVER throw out!