All good responses. I've actually been away from the PC out RETURNING a few items! I guess with Christmas I got fed up with all the consumerism and finally had it with all the presents and two snow storms and some cabin fever! I also now look at my original post and it seems a bit ridiculous but after 20 years of buying stuf you think you need for a family it adds up.
We try to live simple, cook a lot at home, NEVER keep up with the Joneses, drive cars for 8-10 yrs and I try to fix as much on them as I can. We also do not hire many babysitters, I mow my own lawn and clear my own snow. With my kids integrated into the town and schools I cant be moving to a cabin in the woods and I agree that it may be a great time to get rid of all the shtt that I haven't used in a year.
I wish I had the discipline to follow the "Compact" of not buying anything new for a year but I'm not sure if that includes beer!
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