cxr133
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what happens to ones stuff when they decide to go fulltime?
im talking about over the years i have accumulated a couple cars... some classics like a 1968 Mustang and a 1934 Ford. Not to mention our boat. Then there are always people who owm motorcycles.
im pretty sure things like tvs, computers, furniture get sold or placed in storage. But larger items like stated above
what do most full timers do with these things, since it seems homes are sold to become full timers
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We gave what we could to relatives and friends, sold what we could, and gave whatever was left to the local charity thrift shop. Minor trauma at the time, but exceptionally liberating . . .
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cxr133
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Thanks but i was specifially asking about big ticket items like:
CARS
BOATS
MOTORCYCLES
GUNS
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You basically have a couple choices....
To sell them or store them. Other than that some keep the house and store them there. Not many options with the big ticket items.
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Liquidate!!!
If you have kids, have them come over and take the things you were "saving" for them. Let them enjoy it now. If you don't have kids that want more stuff, sell it, donate it, give it to neighbors.
My one regret when we went full time was not getting rid of every thing. We kept a small storage. Now we are paying about $1500 a year to keep stuff I don't want. I am sure that this year I will surpass the value of the stuff we are keeping. If we ever get another house, I doubt I will want this stuff in it. We will get new stuff anyway. However, I don't want any more stuff!!
My dad passed away about three years ago. We have been dealing with his stuff/treasures/collections since then. Here is some info: your kids don't know what your antique plane collection is worth, who to sell it to, or what to do with them. Or your Pez collection. Or tool collection. Or any of that stuff. It has been hard getting rid of things and not feeling that we are disrespecting the memory of my dad by selling things off at the "wrong price". It has been very difficult.
Don't save your stuff. Get rid of it. It ends up owning you in the end - or the ones you love.
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((sorry - coming off a long weekend of garage sales to get rid of more of his "treasures"))
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When I went full time, i gave stuff that would not fit to my children. Get the inheritance early. On big ticket items, you can store them with a trusted friend or put them in secure storage. I decided to get rid of everything like that and found it to be freeing. Now I dont worry about my STUFF.
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Maybe donate to a museum for a tax deduction? Leave them with a good friend who will value them as much as you do? Or pay for storage?
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Sold the second motorcycle on ebay.
Gave the second car to my brother.
Had the neighbor, nice young handyman type, come over and clean out anything he wanted from the garage (had extensive hand & power tools, etc)
The young couple that bought the house liked the furniture and so asked that we leave it. We were happy to comply 
Rest went to the womens center or the dump.
We're not into garage sales and would rather have the stuff be put to good use than get a few cents from the bargain hunters for it.
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CARS....sold them
BOATS...sons have them
MOTORCYCLES...sold
GUNS...stored at son's
Everything else was given away or stayed with the house as a turnkey operation.
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Diggin wrote:Liquidate!!!
If you have kids, have them come over and take the things you were "saving" for them. Let them enjoy it now. If you don't have kids that want more stuff, sell it, donate it, give it to neighbors.
My one regret when we went full time was not getting rid of every thing. We kept a small storage. Now we are paying about $1500 a year to keep stuff I don't want. I am sure that this year I will surpass the value of the stuff we are keeping. If we ever get another house, I doubt I will want this stuff in it. We will get new stuff anyway. However, I don't want any more stuff!!
My dad passed away about three years ago. We have been dealing with his stuff/treasures/collections since then. Here is some info: your kids don't know what your antique plane collection is worth, who to sell it to, or what to do with them. Or your Pez collection. Or tool collection. Or any of that stuff. It has been hard getting rid of things and not feeling that we are disrespecting the memory of my dad by selling things off at the "wrong price". It has been very difficult.
Don't save your stuff. Get rid of it. It ends up owning you in the end - or the ones you love.
--kevin
((sorry - coming off a long weekend of garage sales to get rid of more of his "treasures")) Man do I ever feel your pain-my dad passed last year, he and mom were hoarders. It IS hard to see stuff go, knowing dad would have a fit because the item is worth more...and "stuff" does end up owning you! I hope to get my life and freedom back one day...
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