The dangers of decluttering

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There are always other options.....

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I read the book and liked it. Did some exercise and filtered a lot of things accumulated since years. In fact I don't need all the sh*t I threw away or sold. Didn't miss anything so far 😎

But, hey, @CanberraOmega you decide whether you need something or not and, please, remind your wife that one of the rules of M. Kondo is not to force own partner to declutter 😗 in her book, she means the partner will notice a change and will naturally proceed sooner or later. 😉

I feel like if I follow this I'd be left naked in an empty house with a box of watches...
 
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My in laws sold all their stuff and moved onto a 40' sail boat. Sailed to Key West, sold it and bought a cinder block house and filled it with garage sale furniture, a bunch of beat up town bikes and a terrible old beater of a car. (My mother in law could not take living on the boat). They had a wonderful 25 years there. (They made a pile on the house when they left)

My wife is making noises about "Too much stuff". Its good to purge every once and a while. I'm a bit of a neat freak so every so often I do a purge and donate to Habitat, Purple Heart and Goodwill. She also makes noises about the watches and the music library.

Constant Vigilance! As much as I took valuable lessons from my beloved in laws on priorities, I'm not willing to take it as far as they did. I don't think she does either.