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 +===== general practices =====
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 +Getting rid of excess material goods takes a long time, and can can be emotionally/psychologically harder than one might think. 
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 +Some ideas to help with the downsizing:
 +  * **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, digital goods, consumables
 +  * clear out room by room in your house or apartment.  As soon as there is one empty room, measure out a spot on the floor that [[rv:build:cardboard|approximates the living space of the smallest van you are considering]].  **Everything you will own must fit in that space**. 
 +  * 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://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Van-Packing-List?pid=300869#pid300869))
 +  * 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 [[:#books|book]] collection to an e-reader like a Nook or Kindle;  see below.  
  
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 Your public library probably already digitally loans Kindle books through [[https://www.overdrive.com/|Overdrive]] (they are delivered by Amazon).  No standing in checkout line or driving back to the library to return them - the books are just deleted from the reader after the loan expires.  Your public library probably already digitally loans Kindle books through [[https://www.overdrive.com/|Overdrive]] (they are delivered by Amazon).  No standing in checkout line or driving back to the library to return them - the books are just deleted from the reader after the loan expires. 
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 +If you have books that are not available in digital format companies like [[http://1dollarscan.com/|1dollarscan]] can digitize your physical copy.
  
 Note:  Non-DRM books (like public domain works from [[http://www.gutenberg.org/|Project Gutenberg]], etc) can be read in third party apps like [[https://fbreader.org/|FBreader]], a free and massively configurable reader. Note:  Non-DRM books (like public domain works from [[http://www.gutenberg.org/|Project Gutenberg]], etc) can be read in third party apps like [[https://fbreader.org/|FBreader]], a free and massively configurable reader.
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