Minimum Wage Ninja

I've been trying to help a friend move out of his house today. Originally he just wanted his clothes and his pictures, but the pictures are optional because as he puts it, "They just represent memories, and memories are in the past." Yet the more we clean the more he tries to convince me to keep his junk.  "Hey, keep this 30 year old hot wheels car, and hey this unopened sports cards are definitely worth a lot!" Looked up that stuff on Ebay and they are worth far less then he thinks. Lucky he has me to throw stuff away as I'm going through his stuff, because the sentimental value has increased to the max. What is sentimental value? Well basically stuff gets more valuable to you the longer you have owned it.  Therefore after you've owned something for so long it becomes your most valuable thing financially, and you can't get rid of it on your own. The chains of sentimental value are real, and prevent many people from experiencing freedom...

I have observed a hidden movement but I'm not sure who is promoting it or why. In short: The richest group of society is pushing towards simplify. The middle group of society is pushing towards minimalism. The poorest group of society is pushing towards essentialism. A simple life style means you have one of each utensil that you could want.  A minimalism lifestyle means you just have the spork.  And an existentialist lifestyle means you throw out the spork because you can eat with your fingers.  I'm not sure why the idea of doing with less is even out there, perhaps they're trying to prepare us for a downturn in the markets??

During the rare occasion when I'm exercising the muscles built while exercising continue to burn fat even after I'm done.   The dividends just keep rolling into my bank account. And when I'm lonely the people who I've loved will seek me out first. What I'm trying to say is that you need to build your slippery slope upwards.   Everyone of us screws up and falls.  Its great to know that even though I get terminated from my job there will be no rock bottom because my investments will keep pushing me back up.