I am slowly going minimalist. Recently, I was able to get the contents of my storage unit delivered to the state I live in now. I was amazed at what I had been faithfully paying storage on, all those years. The television set was out of style, and a lot of stuff I no longer even liked. I donated a lot of things to a local homeless shelter, and a few churches. I was able to sell quite a few books on Amazon and Ebay. I am still slowly getting rid of stuff. For the books, I was able to ask myself how much I loved them, and if I had read them in the past year. In many cases, I had enjoyed the book when I read it for the first time, but didn't care to read it again. So, out it went. If they were old favorites, (Like many from my childhood) I decided to keep it. I was able to get rid of a great deal of household appliances that I no longer needed, since I live in a smaller space.
I would advise selling what you can, like on Craig's list or something. And donate others that you can't sell. I was surprised at how good it felt, to get rid of stuff, instead of accumulate it.
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