Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel about it. Of course, most of my 'stuff' consists of computer parts, so it's while it's pretty important for me to periodica

Yeah, that's pretty much how I feel about it. Of course, most of my 'stuff' consists of computer parts, so it's while it's pretty important for me to periodically go through and throw out stuff that is beyond a certain age, having this stuff around saves me quite a bit of money/time when assembling or repairing servers. more, usually than throwing out or giving away the stuff that has become garbage in the last 6 months costs me. I think all problems with having too much 'stuff' stem from this idea that you need to take care of this stuff as if it were a family member. If you are skipping opportunities because you are unwilling to get rid of your stuff, or if you end up spending time that would be better spent on other things dealing with your stuff, if you avoid taking risks because you are afraid of damaging your stuff, then yeah, you have a problem. All my stuff (aside from production servers) is essentially disposable. you could take everything I personally own, and eh, really, I wouldn't cry. I'd have to replace much of it, granted, but hell, most of my stuff is cheap. I make it a rule not to own a car that costs more than a month's pay. Yeah, I like having nice tools. But I don't like it enough to spend more than a few days pay on something that becomes obsolete as fast as a laptop. (I'm typing this on a thinkpad x60S. I got it used for $400 a little under two years ago) The drive is encrypted, so really if it gets lost or stolen, I shrug, change my login keys, and get a new one. The idea is that stuff is... stuff. It exists for your convenience. When it stops being convenient, it should be promptly removed from your life. Be vary careful about owning stuff that is so expensive that worrying about losing it causes you stress. That is the 'stuff' that will tie you down, and that should be avoided, I think. Really, I think the comments about 'stuff owning you' are wise, in a way- You need to be very careful about what things you allow to have a claim over you. Relationships with other people, yeah, those have a certain claim on you, but like most people, I think that's worth it. My production servers; my business- that has a claim on me, but again, I think that's worth it. Allowing 'stuff' to have a claim on me? emphatically not worth it. But, as 'stuff' is inanimate, I can easily have a claim on 'stuff' without allowing it to have a claim on me.