How long do you keep stuff?

Some stuff > other stuff.
No such thing as too many fishing poles, tackle, a couple of great coolers, at least three grills, etc.

 

My longtime college roommate once put it perfectly during one of our moves: "You ever notice that your stuff turns into a lot of sh_t?"

Move a lot after that and it really hits home. Which is why you try not to accumulate too much stuff ... even though you always do.

 

I have Marie Kando's books. They will most likely not survive the current purge.

This website is a good place to start if you're really upside down in mess.
UFYH
I'm a fan of this guy as well: Dan Ho I have both of his books and found his Insta account.

 

You're really in a jam when you're piling up shit at the same time a kid or kids are.

I submit to the assembly - pile of old sports magazines: Would you keep or dump?

 

If you are looking to donate clothes, small household items, kitchen appliances, tools/garden tools and good books, check out scheduleapickup.org and get a truck to come to your house for free.

 

Campus For Human Development gets all of my clothes. They have a men's shelter and take things to the women and children's shelter across town as well. In fact, they ask people to bring stuff there as they think it might be safer for them to deal with donors. One day I donated an old Antonio Freeman replica jersey and spent a few minutes talking with the volunteer about how much fun it was to watch him play. Paybacks can come in unexpected ways.

Books are a whole nother thing. I catalog them, my movies, and music on a Librarything and do purges when it starts to feel oppressive.