The minimalists 20 20 rule
We often hold on to things just in case we need them: We don’t let go because we might need something in some far-off, nonexistent, hypothetical future.
We needn’t hold on to these things just in case : We rarely use our just-in-case items.
Anything we get rid of that we truly need, we can replace for less than $20 in less than 20 minutes from our current location.
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