Attachment to things

I try not to be attached to stuff. I keep my possessions minimal and donate things I don't use. I very rarely buy anything unless I really have to. But I find I'm having a hard time giving up my truck for sentimental reasons. It's blue book value is only about $1600, and living in a city I no longer use it much, I bus or bike, and with parking, insurance, registration ect it costs me about $140 a month. Clearly the logical thing to do is sell it. If I need a car again in a year I could buy one better than mine with the money I'd save.
But this was my first car, I bought it with money I earned working my first real job. I took it on my first road trip without my parents. I had my first date it it. I had most of the dates with the woman I eventually married in it. I've taken it on trips across the country. I've repaired it with my own hands so much there's probably not a bolt in it I haven't put there myself.
But it's just a truck, it doesn't have feelings. I shouldn't be spending money to store, register and insure it when I don't need it anymore and it's only losing value. I know it's sappy to have a hard time giving it up.

 

I know what you mean, I have some possessions that I have an unhealthy attachment to. It's almost like they own me, instead of me owning them.

 

Just let it go man. Give someone else a chance to get laid in it knowing you broke it in for him.

 

Just try and steal one of my stuffed animals. I dare you. -.-

 

Good morning,

it would help if the car comes with a woman .

Regards
Gyro

 

Hello,

they might like the change in life.

Regards
Gyro

 

you rock :2thumbsup:

I still spoon a teddy, and a blue seal too my dog ate the teddy's nose so I got some wool and sewed one on there. It look's a lil tarded but I still ove it :love:

 

this.

i always believing having to much is never a good thing. attachment to material possesions can stop you going about life as you would like. you get stuck, trapped by all the things you own and thinking you can never leave them behind. this sounds very hippyish and it's not meant to, i guess i just felt trapped once and i stayed unhappy for a long time.

"i'm going to burn down my house, it's the only way to let it go"

 

I still have a stuffed dog I got in the first grade sitting in the corner if my bed against the wall. It was one of those things that have so much sentimental value I would never give him up.


But then again, he's not $140 a month. =[
Good luck with your decision man.

 

I'm only attached to things from my father. And not everything, either...just some of his things.

Other than that, I have no attachment to anything. My best friend got mad at me once because I had put out all the stuff she got me last Christmas for our yardsale...but the thing is I had gotten 500 other similar things,so there was no need for it all.

Throwing things out turns me on or something...

 

i'm only attatched to things i actually USE. and i know i'm an idiot even at that.

i'm also attached to the idea of eating regular and having a place to live, and not having to worry too much about either (though i have gotten up and walked away from everything more then once in my life. this i feel was actually a useful thing to have done at the times i did them. at my age now, i don't think it would be again.)

 

My mum's developed this habit of knocking on my bedroom door, inviting herself in and immediately begin to pick up thing's going "when was the last time you used this? do you reaaaaaaly need this? I've never seen you play with this." etcetc. The other day she called me a hoarder, so I countered that I should pause The Little Mermaid on the part where Ariel's having little material-possesion-gasms over all the shit she's collected next time I watch it 'cause she's way worse than what I am.

She countered that "yeah... King Titan smashed everything when she didn't get rid of it when he asked her to."

 

Usually I am very good about getting rid of stuff I don't use. I'm pretty sure in the last 5 years my possessions have decreased overall every year. For example I used to be really into video games and last year I sold all of them but the recent ones I still play, like 6 systems and 90 games, some of which I don't think I could replace but I figured, who cares I don't play them anymore. I've donated truck loads of stuff to goodwill. That's why it's different that I'm having a hard time letting go of my truck. Maybe because it's like a place I can take with me. Since I was born I've never lived in one place more than 2 years, but I've had that truck for 11 years.

 

I try never to get attached to material things. There was this one turquoise necklace that my boyfriend had designed for me in Colorado. I got attached to that. he told me to always keep no matter what happens and guess what?
I lost it three months ago.

I vow not to get attached to any more objects.

 

There are still surprises.

 

sucks

 

Pablo,do you have a place that you can store it? If you do,take the battery out cover it and leave it 'till you need it. Sounds like good memories were made in her. I've walked away from cars,motorcylces,antiques and all kinds of stuff. I seem to make a life move every 5 to 10 years and rid myself of almost everything except my tools and some clothing. I sure wish I'd kept my 1st car--37 Plymouth coupe. My 46 Ford. My 55 Merc. My 50 Olds. My 49 Olds. My 55 Plymouth station wagon. My Triumph motorcycle. ---and on and on. Memories were made in All these vehicles and I wish I had kept one of them. Save her for later. You'll be glad you did.

 

I'm kind of considering this, since I get rid of so many things I don't feel that I have a problem with attachment to things. I could actually take it to my parent's ranch and transfer it to them until I need it, which may be never or in several years. My dad could use it, and he would maintain it well and use it gently. I would then be saving the monthly costs and only be losing the fairly small value I could sell it for in exchange for being able to take it back later, and for my dad getting more use of it than I do.

 

Sounds like that would work out quite well for you and your truck. What year and make?

 

as long as it's being used spread the love.