"Well in all honesty, if you are spending more 
than you are saving & you spend so quickly, you 
might want to reassess your habits."

Couldn't agree more, but tell a junkey to stop 
drugs...

"I've come to a point in my life where I 
appreciate having less material possessions and 
things. The phrase the things you own end up 
owning you strongly apply to your ituation."

Painfully true - I was much happier in those 
empty ryokan rooms in Japan than in 
my "warehouse where there was a war". But yes.. 
they do possess me and I can hardly break loose :
(
I envy you and I'd like very much to achieve 
that, too.

Yeah.. you're absolutely right. I often tidy up 
my room with 2 garbage bags in my hand to throw 
away whatever I don't hold dear, but then: "Oh, 
this may still turn out useful!", "OH, the 
memory!", "Oooh, did I own this??",... 

Another creepy aspect is my buying TIME: 
evening, night.... when my brain is tired and 
bad working... Such nocturnal purchases are 
usually the ones that end up on eBay 2 weeks 
after^^;;

I wish I could change, honestly. This room is 
a "high-quality dump".

This has gotten completely off-topic, but isn't 
OT what's most interesting? Sorry, I lack rest, 
so I philosophy over irrelevancies...