Thinky.

[saffronhare]

"The high price of too much stuff
All the things we bought (and charged on our credit cards) have come home to roost -- and a lot of us don't have anywhere to put them. So we spend more to store them."

This is a pretty interesting article. There are definitely some areas where I hold onto more than I need, that's for sure. Right now, I rent garage space at my apartment complex. There's not much in it...and there will be less, once I consolidate a few things and pass along those empty boxes. I tell myself I've got it so I don't have to scrape ice off the car in the winter, and other interesting stories like that. But do I really need it? Should I really keep it? Can I find places to put the rest of the stuff that remains in there? Can I simply let go of enough that it's not a matter of *finding* a place to put * more stuff* in my life?

Hrm. Full article here (because, wow, do I EVER lack code-fu today): http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/TheHighPriceOfTooMuchStuff.aspx

Comments

[fitzjameshorse.livejournal.com]

I probably have the worlds largest collection of tupperware in my shed.
My 1,950 toy soldiers are out there in carefully labelled boxes.
Everytime I go to a Home Improvement Store Im shocked at size of large boxes.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty impressive collection, sir. :)

[fitzjameshorse.livejournal.com]

Impressive collection of toy soldiers or impressive collection of tupperware?

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Both, really.