Starting to transfer to a spreadsheet instead of my usual paper notebook I list all my electronics in to get a grasp on all my parts (towers, laptops, memory, motherboards, videocards, etc). Lately I’ve been on a kick of labeling all my shelves (medicine, linen, kitchenware) and trying to sort things into random plastic bins I’ve had laying around waiting for a purpose.
I realize I could dive into deep rabbit holes for every category. With electronics I’m thinking of documenting every chip, board, and component along with compatibilities. Pantries and personal goods could be inventoried and auto-reordered, better tracking of my tools and materials with service reminders for equipment, etc etc.
I’ve gone through years where I throw everything away and get rid of anything not used recently and years where I horde everything and anything. Seems moderation in both is key and why keeping it all in mind and documented seems like the right thing to do if you have the time to kill.
tldr, what tips or tricks do you use to keep up with all your shit?
People who own a lot always say what you say. It’s your life, so don’t apologize, but since you went into attack mode, here are some reasons you are (partly) wrong.
The post was about tracking everything. That’s obviously stressful, thus the post. Owning less is a great solution for some people for some items.
Owning things you occasionally use sounds like good financial sense. No need to rent. But owning them itself costs money. For storage. For shelving. For moving costs. And it takes time, when you need to search through your junk to find it again. Or you can’t, so you buy a new one, and now you have two. Have you done the math on each item you own? Are you actually saving anything? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.