5 ways to tell if whatever you think you own, owns you

“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail.” - Henry David Thoreau

1. You worry like hell when you have to leave it for a few days

2. You make space for it even though your home is small

3. You clean it/organize it/rearrange it even though you know you could make better use of your time

4. You repair it/maintain it/insure it even though you are on a tight budget

5. You feel you need to move to a bigger house. And when you do, it takes a 3-tonne lorry to move your possessions.