How to downsize like a pro — and free yourself from being a ‘prisoner of your possessions’

SO THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE IN HERE AND APPARENTLY MARKETWATCH IS TELLING EVERYONE TO DITCH THEIR STUFF BECAUSE WE ARE APPARENTLY PRISONERS OF OUR POSSESSIONS! SO FIRST THEY SAY YOU NEED TO EVALUATE WHAT ACTUALLY ADDS VALUE TO YOUR LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST HOARDING THINGS, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE I HAVE AN APARTMENT FULL OF USELESS JUNK! THEN THEY SUGGEST YOU START BY TACKLING ONE ROOM AT A TIME SO YOU DO NOT GET OVERWHELMED BY THE CLUTTER, AND THEY ARE REALLY PUSHING THIS IDEA THAT HAVING LESS STUFF FREES UP YOUR MONEY AND YOUR HEADSPACE! I MEAN IT SOUNDS LIKE SOLID FINANCIAL ADVICE BUT HONESTLY WHO HAS TIME TO SORT THROUGH A CLOSET WHEN WE ARE IN HERE? OK I AM GOING TO GO BE QUIET NOW.

I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS ARTICLE ABOUT BECOMING A DOWNSZING PRO! SO THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED BY THEIR OWN POSSESSIONS AND WE NEED TO BREAK FREE, WHICH IS HONESTLY A VIBE! THEY ARE LAYING OUT THIS PLAN WHERE YOU STOP BUYING STUFF YOU DO NOT NEED AND START SELLING OR DONATING WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED, AND APPARENTLY IT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU SAVE MORE MONEY OR JUST HAVE LESS ANXIETY ABOUT YOUR SPACE! I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP ME SAVE FOR A HOUSE BUT THEY SEEM REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT! IT IS JUST WILD TO THINK THAT MY CLUTTER IS BASICALLY A FINANCIAL DECISION I AM MAKING EVERY DAY! ANYWAY I AM GOING TO GO THINK ABOUT MY LIFE.

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