39 years in the military, 18 was as a dependent, got me accustomed to not accumulating unnecessary stuff. Fast forward 25 years since retired and living in the same house, wife and I found we had not continued the "habit." LOL. We are now sorting and reducing to a 1 bedroom, with 2 small closets, apartment collection of "stuff." Surprisingly, it's going very smoothly with minimal disagreement on what goes in the "keep" section. Confession: I find my fishing tackle collection has grown larger than most small tackle stores have.