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04-20-2016, 01:21 PM
I'm currently in the process of moving house. I'm just packing my stuff up into boxes and it turns out I have more stuff than I think. Only to the extent that it's about 6 ikea moving boxes or so.
I like to think of myself as the sort of guy who owns a couple of pairs of skis, his faithful dog and could just walk out of the door like that and I try to apply the 6 month rule every time I move (if you haven't touched it for 6 months, it goes).
Begs the question though, how much stuff is too much? How does everyone else do it?
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04-20-2016, 01:29 PM
"if you haven't touched it for 6 months, it goes"
I like this.
I moved into a small room in Manhattan recently. I've always desired a low-stuff lifestyle and I believe that living in a small area helps to foster that.
My biggest thing is clothes. I've been working on that for a few years. Even now I still feel like I have a few too many things that I never wear.
My mom, dad, and sister are insane packrats when it comes to clothing. their closets are bursting with crap they think they need but they don't. The bars that hold the clothes up even fell a few times. That's when I vowed never to be like them and be better at getting rid of crap that I don't use.
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04-20-2016, 01:36 PM
The six-month rule is great advice. I had a basement which was the collector for old shit. Found a variety of PC parts from the stone ages down there, literally threw away 90% when cleaning and prepping for my move.
- RS232/Serial cables and dial-up modems (56k anyone?)
- A dot matrix printer
- Paper for said printer
- A cassette player
I'm downsizing from a ~1000 sq foot house to the tiniest apartment I can find (500 sq foot would be ideal). If you're living in a place bigger than what you'll ever need, move right away. All that extra space somehow gets filled by accident, with crap usually.
Also instituting a spring cleaning schedule helps. I toss things in April, and again in fall in October. It really helps.
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I take pussy how it comes -but I do now prefer it shaved low at least-you cannot eat what you cannot see.
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04-20-2016, 10:12 PM
I have a moderate amount of clothes and shoes, a computer, a desk, associated equipment, and around 3.5-4 large book-cases of books. The books are a moving problem but many of them are for professional purpose. I also have a small cat, some art supplies, and some family photo albums and heirlooms. It's a lot in sum, but I don't regret much of it. Though, I'd have issues in the average lower rent Manhattan apartment. The only other item that I want is a bike.
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04-23-2016, 07:54 PM
Not much stuff. A bed, mattress sheets and a down comforter, which is great for sleeping. I have a guitar, amp, a stereo. I wear a few different suits to work, a few pairs of shoes. I have a used Toyota.
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04-26-2016, 10:28 AM
I have 7 outfits (1 for each day) and 3 suits, 3-4 pairs of trainers and 2 pairs of shoes. If I was in a pinch and had to move quick the only thing that would stop me would be my studio desk which weighs in around 60KG and my studio monitor stands / speakers. Besides the musical equipment I own I could live out of a very large suitcase.
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04-26-2016, 04:25 PM
I forgot to add one thing, check your local news paper, message board, etc. for notices from the City you live in. Mine does a free spring cleanup every year where they will take almost ANYTHING. This is extremely handy and money saving if you are trying to get rid of large items like old beds or couches or TVs or dressers. I just stacked that junk outside Friday and it was gone when they picked up Saturday morning.
I solved the "sentimental items" problem by giving those things to my parents who have room and usually want to hold onto that stuff anyway.
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I take pussy how it comes -but I do now prefer it shaved low at least-you cannot eat what you cannot see.
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04-26-2016, 06:06 PM
Too much/Not enough (delete depending upon mood)
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04-26-2016, 06:22 PM
I collect stuff.
Own or collect? You know a rolling stone gathers less moss?
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04-26-2016, 06:36 PM
I'm of the strong belief that "stuff" costs you three times. It costs you money to buy it (usually), it costs you a place to store it and it costs you to get rid of it. Therefore, I take the stuff I own very seriously.
If I haven't used it in over a year, I sell it, give it away, or toss it.
If I haven't used it in over a month, I do an analysis on whether or not having it when I need it beats not having it at all. Guns fall into the "I keep it" category, whereas a whisk or a potato masher does not. Same with tool kits and general survival equipment. Certain books have their place here, too.
If I use it once or twice a week, but it's similar to something else that can do the same thing in about the same time, I toss it. Redundant shit like multiple variations of the same thing fit in this category so if you have two blenders, get rid of one.
Same with spare rooms with spare beds, you only want these if you entertain guests regularly or you're making money on it with Air BnB or something.
Depending on how serious you get, modern conveniences like coffeemakers, dryers, and microwaves fit in this category because they can be replaced by more durable things such as a cooking pot, a clothes line, and the stove.
If I use it every day, that's a no brainer, it stays. I try to make these items functionally indestructible or repairable.
A cast iron skillet fits in this category, a teflon fry pan doesn't.
A safety razor provides a functionally unlimited amount of shaves, whereas a Gillete razor does not.
A fountain pen fits the category, a disposable pen does not. I don't fuck around with disposable goods.
Everything else outside of these categories, especially dumb hobby shit that you bought once and never used, goes.
Unsurprisingly, it only takes me one leisurely afternoon to move from one place to the next.
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04-26-2016, 07:42 PM
I also collect things. I have some type of Craigslist addiction.
I picked up a free nonworking curved Samsung TV yesterday. Its sitting right next to the dozen other ones I have, on top of the nonworking washers and dryers.
There are two major military installations near my house, and those people are always giving stuff away either free or really cheap.
Someday I will fix and sell all of it I tell myself.
The worst was when someone was giving away beehives. They looked empty and i just forgot about them out in the garage. Its almost like overnight those things took off and a had a massive swarm. It was terrible.
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04-26-2016, 09:43 PM
Ive moved residences 17 times and states 7 times in the past 15 years. I do every sport/outside activity under the sun and have top flight gear to do so. I just moved from east to west coast and I had a Penske truck with a load rating of 4300 lbs, when I weighed in at my final destination I had 7280 lbs loaded in that thing. How do I do it? I don't know, but it fucking sucks.
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04-26-2016, 10:07 PM
Not much. I can pack up all the important things I own in 5 minutes and be out the door.
I will be checking my PMs weekly, so you can catch me there. I will not be posting.
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04-27-2016, 11:34 AM
Quote: (04-26-2016 06:36 PM)Hannibal Wrote:
I'm of the strong belief that "stuff" costs you three times. It costs you money to buy it (usually), it costs you a place to store it and it costs you to get rid of it. Therefore, I take the stuff I own very seriously.
If I haven't used it in over a year, I sell it, give it away, or toss it.
If I haven't used it in over a month, I do an analysis on whether or not having it when I need it beats not having it at all. Guns fall into the "I keep it" category, whereas a whisk or a potato masher does not. Same with tool kits and general survival equipment. Certain books have their place here, too.
If I use it once or twice a week, but it's similar to something else that can do the same thing in about the same time, I toss it. Redundant shit like multiple variations of the same thing fit in this category so if you have two blenders, get rid of one.
Same with spare rooms with spare beds, you only want these if you entertain guests regularly or you're making money on it with Air BnB or something.
Depending on how serious you get, modern conveniences like coffeemakers, dryers, and microwaves fit in this category because they can be replaced by more durable things such as a cooking pot, a clothes line, and the stove.
If I use it every day, that's a no brainer, it stays. I try to make these items functionally indestructible or repairable.
A cast iron skillet fits in this category, a teflon fry pan doesn't.
A safety razor provides a functionally unlimited amount of shaves, whereas a Gillete razor does not.
A fountain pen fits the category, a disposable pen does not. I don't fuck around with disposable goods.
Everything else outside of these categories, especially dumb hobby shit that you bought once and never used, goes.
Unsurprisingly, it only takes me one leisurely afternoon to move from one place to the next.
^^This post I really like.
I've now just moved all my stuff into my new place. Literally took two hours BUT I'll definitely be moving towards this model. I move towards quality over disposable cheap shit.
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04-28-2016, 12:22 AM
Too much. I often do not apply the 6-month rule, and when I move in a new house with an empty room, I gotta fill the room so it looks less empty.
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04-29-2016, 02:47 PM
I think of all possessions as anchors. Therefore I get real pleasure from owning as little as possible (following the Fight Club mantra of "the things you own end up owning you").
My place has an awesome storage cupboard which will fit all of my worldly possessions in when I decamp from the anti-fun that is the UK (I'm leaving next year, and am counting the days).
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07-17-2016, 08:16 PM
I KonMari'd my stuff and got rid of a ton.