Hooray for downsizing! Since we (family of 4) moved from 3100 to 1300 sq ft a year and a half ago, we have missed NONE of our “stuff”. In fact, my (many fewer) cabinets are much more empty…and it’s a lot easier to find the stuff we DO need. It is worth the effort to pare the possessions that somehow just seem to procreate like rabbits in the cabinets.
And another hooray for fiscal responsibility, which does not necessarily = conservatism. I am a liberal who believes in paying my own way and not buying things if you don’t have the $ (not credit) to buy them. Including real estate.