One sure fire way to cure stuff-itis is to move house a lot. I have moved at least every 2 years since I was 16 (I moved a lot before that, too but I wasn't in

One sure fire way to cure stuff-itis is to move house a lot. I have moved at least every 2 years since I was 16 (I moved a lot before that, too but I wasn't in charge so I didn't really notice). EDIT: I'm 32 now In some cases I would live somewhere only 6 months, so I've moved a LOT. I am now completely allergic to stuff. I throw things out wantonly and refuse gifts. I buy things only when they are something I critically need, and even then I wait a while. There is not only the mental cost of stuff that PG mentions, but the cost of transportation, storage and disposal (a cost which has become much more significant - garbage tip costs in Australia seem to have gone up several orders of magnitude faster than everything else since I was a kid). I'm not sure if you can achieve a cure vicariously or if you actually have to go through the mentally scarring process of moving the same 12 old PCs that you'll freecycle one of these days through 8 houses, but try asking yourself "If I buy this now ... How would I feel about moving it?" EDIT: several typos (after moving off my mobile keyboard)