Free ride...
Why does everyone always want a free ride? Gone are the days of people walking hours to go to school, saving up a month to buy some soap and consumerism just being a pipe dream.
We now live in a convenience society that seems to be getting worse by the minute. I openly admit that I happily partake in this phenomenon and my cupboards are full of stuff that I felt at the time of buying was essential or "must have". If I was lucky, I got a dozen uses out of most of it and now I realise that some of it was such a bad buy that there isn't even a second-hand market for it. Anyone want an old Ipaq that is outpowered by even the most basic of today's mobile phones? How about a bluetooth dongle that was designed as not to be compatible with headsets from other brands? Or how about a set of precision stenciling blades?
What amazes me most is that we are so gullible that we buy things we don't need time and time again. I amalgamated my collection over 10 years despite thinking how much useless and impractical stuff I had time and time again.
I have a big trip planned in a couple of weeks to India. It's a bit of a spiritual cleansing. In preparation, I think I'll undertake a bit of a clensing of another sort by selling what I can on Ebay and taking the rest to the charity shop.
Take a look in your closets, cupboards and wardrobes and see if you can't do a bit of cleansing of your own. You'll feel better and might end up with a few extra pounds you can put towards the next round of useless things to buy.