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Some ideas to help with the downsizing: | Some ideas to help with the downsizing: | ||
* **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, | * **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, | ||
- | * clear out room by room in your house or apartment. | + | * clear out room by room in your house or apartment. |
* make spaces for stuff you want to sell, and stuff you want to give away. Put the give-away somewhere near the door so you will remember to offer those items to friends and family who visit. | * make spaces for stuff you want to sell, and stuff you want to give away. Put the give-away somewhere near the door so you will remember to offer those items to friends and family who visit. | ||
- | * start paring your wardrobe down to the essentials: "“Pack as if you're going out for only a week during the summer. Then add what you'd need if you were going out for only a week in winter. That should pretty much cover everything.” -- MrNoodly((http:// | + | * start paring your wardrobe down to the essentials: |
* let your family and friends know you can't use physical gifts (unless it's an item or material you can use in your build) | * let your family and friends know you can't use physical gifts (unless it's an item or material you can use in your build) | ||
* convert your book collection to an e-reader like a Nook or [[https:// | * convert your book collection to an e-reader like a Nook or [[https:// |