Something very unique happened after the 2nd World War — an entire generation of pack-rats was born. Rather than go by “Pack-Rat Generation”, they called themselves Baby Boomers – or at least someone started calling them that. Now, this is totally a generalization. Not all boomers are pack-rats. In fact, […]
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How Do You Find Your Shangri-La?
Some people visit a town, city, country, or small hamlet and immediately fall in love. They have a “this is the place for me” moment and find their Shangri-La, their paradise, so to speak. We have friends in Panama that knew they’d found the town for them right away (they […]
Success Stories From People Who Sold All Their Stuff
One of the important aspects of a somewhat nomadic, traveling, house sitting, minimalist lifestyle is that we need to work online. We’re building a brand here with Sell All Your Stuff, and we’re also starting up a social media management company. Along the way you try to make friends online, […]
Decided to Sell Everything? Don’t Get Too Carried Away!
When it comes to selling everything we view ourselves as semi-pros because we’ve done it a few times now. But you have to be careful when selling everything in that you don’t…sell everything! I realize it’s kind of an oxy-moron to say “sell all your stuff – but don’t sell […]
Live Life On Your Own Terms
We received this story from someone back in Canada. He asked for his name to not be revealed because he wants to be, quote; “left the f@ck alone”. We debated taking out the swear words, but rather than do that we’ll just add a disclaimer that there’s some coarse language up […]
Canadian Couple Sells All Their Stuff to Retire in Panama
This is a great story from Lynn and her husband, a couple of fellow Canucks (who are also our close friends now). They decided to sell all their stuff to retire in Panama. I love how they got rid of extra stuff too, I wish I’d have thought of that – […]
3 Steps to Start Living a Minimalist Lifestyle
If you want to start living a minimalist lifestyle, it isn’t that hard. You have much less stuff to think about, for starters. Thinking of moving abroad? Maybe you want to start travelling? Downsizing? Whatever your reason for wanting to simplify your life, you’ll find that there are a few […]