Most of the time, life's best lessons come from hardships and the 'aware' people like yourself learn a little something from it. We spent years accumulating 'stuff', then my husband got sick with cancer and we got rid of everything when our expenses got too much (treatment etc). We moved in a RV (5th wheel travel trailer) and went off the grid so to speak. I'm with @everittdmickey on that one! Eventually we just said, "f#@* it" and moved to Mexico where it's so cheap to live and the Mexican people still have their priorities straight..family, love, life, beauty, NOT tv's , cars, houses etc. Life is all about priorities!