Shed The Pounds: Why I Always Travel Light

Humans are “pack rats”: we tend to collect an abundance of things that might come in handy one day. You don’t even have to be diagnosed as a hoarder. Everyone has things hidden in a closet or basement that they don’t particularly need, now or ever. For a while my basement had a collection of duplicate, old furniture that I was planning to either sell or give away for free to someone who might need it more than me. That never happened. Instead more and more accumulated in my basement, and every item itself accumulated more and more layers of dust. If I truly wanted to live a more simple life, I decided I needed to get rid of all the clutter. I donated anything that was in good shape to charity, and paid a garbage removal service serious cash to have the remainder of the mess removed. When I saw their bill I knew one man’s trash truly is another man’s treasure. At least I freed up some empty space, both in basement and my wallet.

I inherited some of my grandfathers habits, and had a hard…