How Did You Downsize Before Moving Aboard?

[Sam Plan B]

If you have family photo albums or childhood keepsakes you cannot part with, leave them with family. But if you buy a reasonably sized boat - something like a Morgan OI 41, you will have space for what is most important to you. My biggest problem was winter and summer clothing. You can bag it and store it away in some compartment or other. But if you have two or three nice Harris tweed coats, it is hard to choose between them. Again, give the lesser one to a family member. It hurts, but not quite so much.

Sam
aboard S/V Plan B

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by Sam Plan B

If you have family photo albums or childhood keepsakes you cannot part with, leave them with family.

We left a few boxes of photos at Mum's and when we arrived in Sydney my sister greeted us, burst into tears and said Mum houe got flooded and all our stuff was destroyed. We just laughed. We just couldnt care. 6 months cruising does that

Most of the photos were fine after they were dried out... but we really havent given them a second thought since.


Mark

[aboutgone]

Well it's down to the 28 day mark....the final sell it or leave it day is November 29th....were having the last party to say "see you later" to friends...hope they take something home with them...at least one thing would be good......and then we are off to the boat in Cortez,Fl..........thank god ,the weather in Atlanta sux.......LOL

[Biffa]

Tonight is the last night in the house - all of our stuff is either on the boat, with family or sold. Boat is loaded & ready to go from Charleston, SC. Like "aboutgone" I too hope the weather is going to get better as we go south. We had a final "good buy" party with friends and most left with some great stuff, real cheap. It feels good to be rid of all the stuff we have been hoarding in the house over the last 3 years. One thing we've promised ourselves is not to buy this much again!

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by aboutgone

friends...hope they take something home with them...at least one thing would be good

I think you need to use psychology to help you.... this like: If you don't take at least 3 pieces of junk I will never talk to you again, you will be off my Chritmas card email list and all thoughts of invitations to come visit us in Antigua are OFFFFFFF!

This should help


Good luck! LOL

[aboutgone]

LOL......That should work just fine..................Ed

[First Mate]

Originally Posted by Biffa

Tonight is the last night in the house - all of our stuff is either on the boat, with family or sold. Boat is loaded & ready to go from Charleston, SC. Like "aboutgone" I too hope the weather is going to get better as we go south. We had a final "good buy" party with friends and most left with some great stuff, real cheap. It feels good to be rid of all the stuff we have been hoarding in the house over the last 3 years. One thing we've promised ourselves is not to buy this much again!

wow! you are off on your adventure. hooray!

we are still divesting junk. been looking for a boat for 2 years and getting rid of stuff for same amount of time. First six months had garage sales, donated to charity and gave things to friends and relatives, then moved a crap load of stuff across country at great expense and stored at great expense for a year. then gave that stuff away and sold it and gave to charity....

now we are down to clothes, a few dishes, and a pile of memorabilia such as photos and slides from the homes of our deceased parents. I'm digitizing that stuff as fast as I can. It cannot go on the boat.

It is really tuff to get rid of stuff! (ha ha) so not buying it in the first place is the solution

we are nearly there (divested of stuff and on a boat) and we too will never buy junk ever again - I swear!!!!

[imagine2frolic]

The first I was so broke I couldn't pay attention. I did store severl tool boxes in a friend's garage.

Second time I

[imagine2frolic]

Second time I donated cars, and a 2 bedroom apartment of beautiful furniture. Got a healthy tax write off for it too.

Right now we're dividing into three sections in the storage unit. Garage sale pile, dumpster pile,, and ship to the Philippines pile. Everything else, and it will be very little is going on the boat.

I quit work in less than 3 weeks, and we are out of here this winter. Damn that felt good to type.......lolololol.......i2f