Can you clarify? Why do you think it's extereme? Maybe extreme for middle class?youbet said:Needing to own so little so that a couple can live in an efficiency apartment with room to spare is a little extreme too!
sailor said:Can you clarify?
Thanks for the explanation, no ruffled feathers here, just curiosity. I know that average Merkin house is constantly growing (Acording to preliminary estimates 2455sq ft in 2006).youbet said:Sure, no problem. I was thinking of the United States and, typically, of people like the participants on this board. (That's who we seemed to be talking about.) I think it would be unlikely that two people currently own so little they could move into an efficiency apartment with room to spare without disposing of a bunch of stuff. A few yes, most no.
Sorry if you took the word "extreme" as negative. I was using it in the statistical sense referring to either a very high or very low probability.
When I saw that I remember thinking that, if I moved alone to another city, I would likely take a laptop, a few clothes and a dop kit and that is about it. I would end up buying some cooking and eating utensils and a TV and keep things simple. It sounds appealing. In the meantime, DW and I have built up a pile of stuff - it just seems too much effort to get rid of it.mja said:I don't know if any of you followed OAP's old blog, but he posted a few pictures of the place he's staying in sanfran. I'd estimate his "stuff" as taking up about 6 or 8 cubic feet, and he was looking to reduce it by half.
Martha said:A real puzzler is the waxed paper. No apparent use for it, but we sure aren't throwing it away. Suggestions?
That is the point I was getting at. These people seem to be overwhelmed by the thought of getting rid of their stuff. One specifically said that he was planning to leave the problem to his daughter. The daughter and son have already been offered their choice so for sure everything is surplus.donheff said:... In the meantime, DW and I have built up a pile of stuff - it just seems too much effort to get rid of it.
audreyh1 said:It can be a great deal of effort to get rid of stuff.