Gifts

As part of the on-going battle against clutter and attempting to pare down our possessions, I’ve implemented a new rule around gifts.  No physical gifts (birthday or Christmas presents, and the like) unless they are either on an Amazon wish-list, or in special cases cleared by a spouse.  Money is always good, gift certificates, nicely written cards, those are always welcome.  There’s a wide swath of things that would be nice gifts but that might not be worth keeping and then moving 3,000 miles across the country.

Anything that I really need goes onto the Amazon wish-list.

I think the new rule will really help with the whole “accumulating stuff” problem.  Especially when combined with my new awareness of clutter and asking myself the question “Do I really need this, and do I want to pack it, and move it 3,000 miles?” before I buy anything.


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3 responses to “Gifts”

  1. Emma Avatar

    I just wanted to make sure that we have this on our amazon wishlist. Because we really need this ASAP and it would totally worth moving across the country. :)

  2. Christian Avatar
    Christian

    So, uh, I shouldn’t give you this pallet of toys, books, and bricks for a Halloween present?

  3. Devon Avatar

    @Christian: right. Give them to someone on the street.

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