How much junk do we really need? Reading Cheryl's post about cleaning the garage got me to thinking about this. We have a lot of "stuff" (that's using a nice word) in our garage. "Stuff" other than my tools which we haven't used for a year now.
What does this have to do with prepping?
1. I am spending a lot of money to store "stuff" I am not using. Money that could pay off a bill, buy some extra food, etc,etc,etc.
2. It would have taking me a lot of time to find emergency items in amongst all the other "stuff".
3. That "stuff" could be sold and the money used to pay off a bill, buy some extra food, etc, etc, etc.
Get the point?
Now granted there is "stuff" that we store that we have every intention of using again, like my wife's sewing machine or my reloading bench. Tools not frequently used now would be more expensive to replace later.
But the other "stuff"............................YARD SALE!!!
My Uncle Arden used to teach us about living a fasted life, which is the idea of not keeping so much more than we need, and not being to attached to it! Remember, ..."for where a man's treasure is, there will his heart be also."
Take the time now to decide what things you can live without and convert those items in to some financial liquidity or into things that you may really need in the long run.
Dennis
Yes good thoughts, and good start. :)
ReplyDeleteWe got rid of a lot when we moved up here to the boonies.
Some is in the barn as we have a small place and it will be used again.
We were even storing stuff for the adult kids.
I was thinking about my grandmother and what a austere life she led on the old farm.