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All 72 Things I Own

26 Nov 2009

MY RATIONALE

As a minimalist, it’s important that my possessions do not own me and that what I do own serves multiple purposes, is high-quality and as sustainable as possible.

That being said, I’m also very style-conscious and want to make sure that I have what I need to successfully run my business from the road, live a fulfilling lifestyle, and enjoy a healthy social life.

So as part of my effort to further reduce and optimize my possessions, here is a list of everything I own and photos of those items.

Already many items on this list are on the chopping block, as I haven’t used them in the 2 months I’ve been in Buenos Aires and doubt I’ll use them for the rest of my stint in Argentina.

Note: I’ve packaged smaller things together into one item, so for example I’m counting all of my pens and pencils as one item, and the same holds true with the small items that I keep in my wallet.

Other note: I’m not counting transitory items that come and go quickly – things like currency, food and soap. These are technically possessions, but they don’t take up the same kind of ‘ownership space’ in my mind, and I’ll likely be getting rid of them as soon as I leave anyway.

MY STUFF

1. Green tshirt
2. Dark blue v-neck tshirt
3. Green/grey long sleeve tshirt
4. Tan tshirt
5. White v-neck tshirt (with Google Homepage drawn on it…ah, Halloween)
6. Light blue polo
7. Yellow polo
8. Grey polo
9. Light blue military-style shirt
10. Light blue shirt
11. Torn up jeans
12. Rock star jeans
13. Fashiony jeans
14. Green casual jacket
15. Dark blue fancier jacket
16. 5 pairs of boxer briefs
17. 6 pairs of socks (solid colors and argyle)
18. Brown leather belt
19. Brown leather watch
20. Slim Slimmy Wallet, Passport, ID, Debit cards, Credit card, Pesos, Business card with notes scribbled all over it
21. Cheap sunglasses
22. Newsie-style hat
23. Brown leather flip flops
24. Brown leather sexy shoes
25. Vibram Five Finger workout shoes
26. Umbrella
27. Nike+ workout watch and sensor
28. Workout shorts
29. 2 sleeveless workout shirts
30. Travel journal
31. Medium and small Moleskine notebooks
32. Array of pens, pencils and markers
33. iPod Touch and armband
34. iPhone headphones
35. Unlocked RAZR
36. Brown leather satchel
37. EEE PC 1005HA netbook with sleeve
38. 15″ Macbook Pro
39. 15″ Mabook Pro sleeve
40. Wireless Mighty Mouse
41. USB-splitter
42. 3 USB-powered hard drives
43. Mini DisplayPort to DVi adapter
44. Mac Software install discs
45. Lumix LX3 digital camera with case
46. HF100 Digital HD camcorder with remote
47. Gorillapod tripod
48. Spare 512 MB SD card and microfiber screen-cleaning cloth
49. Rechargeable batteries
50. Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss
51. Nose and facial hair trimmers
52. Hair product
53. Prescription glasses and case
54. Spare contact lenses, case and solution
55. Carry-on bag
56. Wine aerator

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One Response to “All 72 Things I Own”

This is very cool, to see all the things you own laid out. I’m in the process now of getting rid of things. I’m nowhere near 100 but that is currently the goal. Thanks for the inspiration to head that direction (because why hang on to stuff I don’t use?).

Mary / Nov 26 09 at 12:28 pm e

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