Getting rid of things is overly romanticized.
I spent several years in financial peril, unable to afford an apartment for any length of time, moving my kid from place to place. Inevitably, if I posted something online about moving, at least one person would mention what a wonderful opportunity it was for me to get rid of things.
The things that I had th…
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