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by clearf 5671 days ago
I've started trying to enforce conservation of clothing. If I acquire a free shirt, or have the "need" to buy something like a jacket, I will eject an older jacket from my inventory. It's a nice way to try to combat the endowment effect.

I've known for about a year that I was going to move November 2010, so that made me take a hard look at my possessions and what I had, and caused me to get rid of a lot. I've just moved with a suitcase and a few boxes, plus some boxes of books and camping stuff. Other than some electronics, I haven't taken any of my clothes out of the boxes, and I haven't needed them yet. I'm thinking about chucking them.

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My rule of thumb is that I look at if I've used it within the past month (with the exception of seasonal use things like camping equipment or winter clothes) and if I haven't, it goes.
If you don't normally wear them, remember to keep the emergency suit (although in a weird sort of way you could call that seasonal).