There’s a hidden cost when you buy something: the cost of selling or disposing of it when it’s no longer needed.
I’m really feeling the hidden cost this week, because we’re selling a bunch of things before our home move.
I feel like Newton’s third law is a fitting metaphor here: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Buying the item is easy and straightforward. Using it is much the same. But a lot of energy has been spent in the past few weeks trying to sell them. I’ve been listing items, messaging and meeting potential buyers, and posting items, too.
This process has got me thinking: going forward, I want to be more conscious about the things I buy and bring into home, because at some point, we’ll have to figure out where they go next.