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I never had much growing up so I try to save every little bit of anything I can get my hands on. I was recently given a lot of fabric from someones elderly Aunt that passed away. It had that old mildew smell to it. I can't tell you how many times I washed, soaked & sprayed those pieces of fabric (sometimes yardage) to get the smell out "just in case I might need it someday. I am still airing it and rewashing it, but refusing to throw it away. I remember well having to do without and hoping my friends would give me their hand me down coats to wear during the cold winter months. It sounds like the old tales of walking to school uphill both ways in the snow, but I did have to walk 1 block short of the 2 mile marker to ride the bus for free in tennis shoes. I'll never forget how cold those wet tennis shoes got in the snow and how cold my feet would be. So YES I try to save everything I can get my hands on.