How to Get Rid of Everything
Two years ago I packed up almost everything I owned and moved to China. One month ago I returned to America with three boxes of items purchased overseas and my clothes. So, how did I get rid of everything I owned to travel? — Its easier than you’d think.
- Getting Rid of Everything
Pack what you need for vacation – Once you have exactly what you need in your vacation suitcase consider this, do you really need anything else?
Pack your sentimental items – Don’t throw away items that have memories of importance for you. Pack these up and store them in a friend’s basement.
Realize it can all be replaced – Dishes, towels, furniture, clothes, books, all of these items can be replaced. Keep items that you really love, but everything is can be sold or given away. If you can get your belongings down to a small enough size it will be easier to find somewhere to store it for free.
Realize you can’t take anything with you at the end – Things are literally just things, and they decay and are forgotten. If they are chaining you down and keeping you from enjoy life, exploring the world and feeling free then they are not worth it.
If you think about these couple of things while addressing the question of whether or not you can get overseas to travel on a longer-term basis, perhaps it will make the decision to Abandon the Cube that much easier to make.
Mike
If it means that much, you can always pack it tight enough and ship it somewhere safe and secure with friends or family too. IT won’t cost more than 40 US to ship a giant box at the slowest rate possible – of course you always run the risk of never getting it then – but life is full of risks and you’ll find that you will have forgotten what was in the box you shipped to start with. Then you can ask yourself, did you really need that stuff anyway?