After 35 years as an independent building contractor, which meant saving every leftover because “we might need this on the next job” (we did use quite a bit of it), the process of selling, giving, and disposing took a number of months. The governing criterium for saving anything was that I had to know exactly where it would be used within the next six months, with a commitment to follow through and use it. As for things I might need in the future, there are people that will store these things for you. They charge a reasonable fee and the items are like new! They’re generally called “store-keepers” and they operate businesses called “stores”. Sure I’ve had to buy items I threw away several years ago but I didn’t know which items I would need and I haven’t been cluttered with hundreds of items I’ll never use. And a real plus is that I was able to find the item. There’s even a guy at the “store” who helps me find it. So liberating….
After 35 years as an independent building contractor, which meant saving every leftover because “we might need this on the next job” (we did use quite a bit of it), the process of selling, giving, and disposing took a number of months. The governing criterium for saving anything was that I had to know exactly where it would be used within the next six months, with a commitment to follow through and use it. As for things I might need in the future, there are people that will store these things for you. They charge a reasonable fee and the items are like new! They’re generally called “store-keepers” and they operate businesses called “stores”. Sure I’ve had to buy items I threw away several years ago but I didn’t know which items I would need and I haven’t been cluttered with hundreds of items I’ll never use. And a real plus is that I was able to find the item. There’s even a guy at the “store” who helps me find it. So liberating….