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I agree. My brother keeps wanting to send massive toys for our kids, and we have to finesse out of it. "We have a small space..."
This is one of my biggest anticipated headaches for when we have kids. One of the hypothetical future grandparents likes to spoil...
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I have some nice tea things too, but when I'm travelling, I make tea with whatever's handy. The thing I mostly use for brewing is a gaiwan, which is basically just a cup with a lid, and that's very easy to substitute. And I used to bake quite a lot of bread using nothing but a couple of mixing bowls and an oven. So not to be argumentative or anything, but beyond clothes and a pair of swim shorts, the only things you…
To expand on baking, you're going to need a huge variety of pots, pans, baking sheets, pie pans, cake containers, cupcake trays, mixing bowls, a stand mixer, a handheld mixer, rolling pins, ingredients, etc. I know because my sister is really into baking and she has all of that stuff and more; a whole kitchen full. By the time you're all said and done you're in for over $1,000, and a bunch of cupboards are full. The…
Personally I try to think of my tools as investment, if I don't use it professionally I don't spend too much on it.
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Often it's bad because the people I know aren't rich. That's fine, I'd rather they just brought themselves. If it's bad why spoil dinner!
Expensive wine is not always good, cheap wine is not always bad. One of my favourite wines is a ten bucks a bottle; it's more expensive for me now because I need to order it by the case and ship it across the country to get it, but so it goes. If somebody brings a bottle of wine to dinner, unless you specifically planned the meal to go with a specific bottle of wine (or if they specifically say that this bottle is me…
Because I'm living out of my suitcase I can't buy anything without throwing something away. I have 2 pairs of shoes, dress and non-dress. When I've gone to some place tropical I've had to buy sandals and then throw them away when I get on the next plane because there's no room in my suitcase.
It also means I can't really go shopping. Some of you might think that's a good thing but many people enjoy shopping while traveling. I'm in a cold place now. A couple of days ago I spilt something on my one heavy jacket. While it's in the cleaners I had to buy another which I'll have to discard one way or another before I get on the next plane.
For me personally yea, I miss having a TV to chill at. I miss video games and PC games (carrying a mac which few games run on and can't have a console). Wish I had a desktop PC for higher end graphics. Wish I could play with VR but can't carry that equipment. (well except for a Google Cardboard)
I'm ready to go back to living somewhere though being un-rooted I'm finding it extremely hard to decide where I should plant roots again.
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I wish there was a startup in this space. I have so much house maintenance stuff. For example, I only really need a ladder once a year. But I keep it around forever because when you need a ladder, you need a ladder . I would love to not have to store and maintain all this stuff and to just request it on demand. Can someone solve that for me? I'm embarrassed to admit that sometimes it's easier for me to just buy a new…
I think that's what omni is trying to solve. Store your stuff and have it delivered on demand. Then the next stage would be to allow you to rent it out. Cool idea... https://www.beomni.com/
Quite baffling till you understand that giving gifts is the only way some people know how to express themselves.
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In my neighborhood we all borrow each others gear, whether it's home improvement stuff, or occasionally used outdoor sports gear. Any startup in this space would have to establish the "trust" feature of a sharing community, which is a feature that a friendly neighborhood has built-in. You might be on to something if you find an easy way for people to publish their inventory of stuff to a trusted group of neighbors, m…
Instead of trust, it may be possible to rent stuff in usual way by leaving a deposit and paying per hour for using someone else's tool.
Nowadays, I have a house myself, and have spent >15 years converting bare terrain into a garden. I still enjoy travel, but enjoy being grounded in a space I've created myself. Now, my key possessions are good tools: a beefy rig for 3D rendering, a pro-quality camera, some essential garden kit including BBQ, log splitter, leaf blowers, lawn mower, etc and some good general purpose cooking gear (e.g pans and knives). This is my 'essential' toolkit of stuff.
Ironically, I would now find it much easier to part with the majority of my physical book collection, since apart from a few nostalgic items (first hardback edition of The Lord of the Rings, etc) most of this stuff is in the cloud.
Your mileage may vary, young grasshopper.
I do want stuff but ... about 30 months ago I got rid of everything and started traveling. I've been living out of a large suitcase and backpack for that entire time, staying at hotels or renting AirBnBs a month at a time. Because I'm living out of my suitcase I can't buy anything without throwing something away. I have 2 pairs of shoes, dress and non-dress. When I've gone to some place tropical I've had to buy sanda…