[colmvp]

God this spoke to me.

I'm in the midst of cleaning out our basement filled with old cassettes, VHS' and CDs. My siblings who moved out years ago, asked me to donate them or throw them away. So now I've got to spend hours sifting through piles of media to figure out what to do with them.

It's such a hassle. (Yes, First World Problem)

My parents as Costco users have this belief where having physical things, especially in bulk, is a key strategy in savings. They hate subscription models especially for digital formats. But what they fail to acknowledge is space is valuable too. The space lost around the house because of their buying habits and unwillingness to let things go (items that were bought on sale but never used, old clothes, magazines, books, media, etc.) is pretty sad.

[72deluxe]

I used to keep loads of DVDs etc. but after getting rid of lots of them, the house feels emptier and less cluttered (kind of like a clear desktop, no?)

My parents have the problem of hoarding things and they refuse to sort anything out, so it'll be a MASSIVE pain if/when anything happens to them and I have to sort it out. I will need to just have a bonfire or burn the house down or something.