Due to the fact that I’ve been searching everywhere for my 1999 tax info (don’t ask), I’ve been plowing through just about every piece of paper and storage container I own. It’s been great to realize how much I could (safely) throw out. Or give away, in the case of non-paper items. Anyone want a foot-high stack of Utne Readers? I keep coming back to that cultural touchstone, Fight Club: “The things you own end up owning you.”
Last time when I wrote about being an anti-consumer, I forgot to link to a cool site that gives good strategies for de-junking your life: Rule Your Stuff.