Lightening the load

One of the things Ashley and I resolved to a while ago, is that we simply can't take all of our stuff with us when we go. Primarily, for 'space' issues, but almost as equally important, cost concerns.

We're currently looking at about $4,000 USD (that's about £2,000 GBP in old money or €2,500 Euros in new), so keeping the shipping container light and compact is of the up most importance.

So we've set about offloading our least most desired possessions into the welcoming hands of 'Craigslist' trawlers and the even more welcoming arms of 'freecyclers'. Reception to our coveted goods have been mixed, with some emails received offering little more than an insult.

That said, one lady, drove an hour, paying exactly what we asked, for a computer chair. Whether this was a sign of her dire need of a computer chair, or our marketing skills...or perhaps just good fortune shining down upon us; she actually ended up taking another chair with her (for a bargain price I hasten to add!).

All in all, it gives one cause to take a step back and asses a house full of memories versus a building full of cheap 'stuff'. One man's junk is another man's treasure, as it were (or vice-versa as the case may be).

What value can be placed on these items? Apparently not one that is too high, or people just won't 'bite'.

Now, of course, you COULD go a buy comparable items from your local Walmart and/or Target...but THOSE weren't once owned by me!

This is apparently where I, and Joe Public, part ways in our thinking. One of us feels it increases the value, the other adamantly disagrees.