Without a doubt, there is a silent trend toward minimalism. There are various reasons for this ranging from needing to cut back expenses in a jobless economic "recovery" to feeling a need to conserve and be green. However, I think the best reason is to achieve freedom and independence. I have found that my collection of possessions (most tucked away in a closet or in a spare bedroom) are not bringing me satisfaction. In fact, they mostly just take up space. When I think about how much square footage I am wasting to store all the stuff that I "might need one day", it drives me crazy. So ... it has to go. We have to go through the grueling task of separating the "must haves" from the "don't needs". Then we have to devise a way to jettison the "don't needs".
Step 1: Perform separation
Step 2: Classify separated items as worthless junk or items we can sell
Step 3: Have some yard sales and get people to buy our junk, I mean items that they "might need later".
Wow, this is a painful process, but what liberation we will feels when this phase is complete. But it is going to take a while. We are waiting on the weather to settle down so we can start selling.
More on this later.
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