Comments on: Everything You Own is Garbage

By: Peti

Peti — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:01:14 +0000

Oh yes, totally hear you! Great way to look at it thanks Ty.

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:59:00 +0000

I always say this to my wife when she says “Wow this is X% off!” I say, it’s all going to a landfill so yeah of course they’re discounting it heavily. It’s all worth nothing in the end. It’s a lot of fun being married to me as you can imagine.

By: Baby Boomer Super Saver

Baby Boomer Super Saver — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 01:49:15 +0000

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. We’re planning to travel once I retire and I see the time leading up to that as a good opportunity to get rid of stuff. In addition, we’re getting our will & trust set-up and realized that we have collections of things no one else will want. Best to sell what we can now.

By: Debbie Sassen

Debbie Sassen — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 22:04:57 +0000

Great article, Ty!
The things I remember most from my childhood are the experiences, not the things. But I do miss the Tinker Toys from my grandparents’ house. They were solid wood and much better quality than the sets they sell today.

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 21:55:32 +0000

Hey, Ty,

You nailed this one. I’ve gone through this with both parents.

They would both be considered pack rats. They saved everything. I have a ton of stuff from my mom’s gathering dust in storage at our house. My brother and I, for the most part, got rid of much of dad’s stuff. What did we keep? Pictures, awards, recognition of mom and dad, etc. – memories of who they were.

My wife and I are in the process of decluttering. My mom’s stuff takes up a lot of space. Most of it will go to trash. I mean, what do you do with her grade school homework? Did I mention she was a pack rat? Mom passed over ten years ago. Dad this summer at 96 1/2, which is one heck of a run.

To my younger brothers and sisters. Don’t accumulate stuff. Your kids will just have to get rid of it.

Great post, my friend.

By: Camp FIRE Finance

Camp FIRE Finance — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:54:58 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. It is depressing to see someone's life end up on the curb in trash bags. I'm sure your photographs are powerful (I'd love to see them if you've got your work online?) and it reminds me to live differently. Thanks for sharing!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 10:11:52 +0000

My next door neighbor recently passed away unexpectedly, in his house, he was only 57.
His family came and took everything of “value”, mainly his Detroit Tigers-related collectibles, also lawn equipment, not sure what else. They didn’t donate anything.
When they were done, at the curb was a giant stack of about 50 totally full garbage bags. I really wanted to go open them. What could possibly be in them? Was there some towels I might need? Some cookware? You couldn’t tell what any of it was and all tightly sealed.
So instead, I took photos of this man’s end-of-his life’s remnants, stacked up at the curb in 50 garbage bags.
My photographs of this are one of the saddest and most depressing things I’ve ever encountered. And I’ve been a semi-pro Photographer for 25+ years, usually I do abandoned buildings, also old prisons and derelict hospitals. But none of that ever affected me like my neighbor’s 50 bags of trash, stacked up, sitting out at the curb, waiting for the garbage men.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 08:07:43 +0000

I totally agree with you, Ty. Everything we own is pretty much garbage and what’s truly important are the memories we create in our lifetime. Life is beautiful and it shouldn’t be reduced to the things we buy. I also like to buy stuff but I’ve started reducing the things I buy to the ones I really need or want.

On another note, when it comes to investing, have you ever considered investing in cryptocurrency? If so, what are you investing in?

By: Team CF

Team CF — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:23:31 +0000

Albeit I completely agree with the intent of the post, and we finally saw the light too, I got one exception to the rule…..
There are a few items that will never become garbage……rocks 🙂 We have a couple of salt stones, some amethyst and a few fossils (fascination with geology, everyone has a weak spot). Doubt they will end up with the garbage as they never wear/break.

By: Ty Roberts

Ty Roberts — Tue, 16 May 2017 18:40:38 +0000

In reply to bamfmoney.com. Crazy, right?! It definitely changed the way I look at 'stuff' and impacted what I place value on.