Alternative hints :
- thumb rule "if you have had this stuff for 6 months but have not used it yet/removed it from its box and installed it/repaired it, then it's a waste of time and space - throw it/give it/sell it."
- then try to remove "things" from your life to measure how you feel about not having them. You'll be surprised about how many things are not really making you more or less happy. Hint: the really important things are what you usually take with you when you travel, like a toothbrush - and by improving these things you use daily you can create a much better experience for yourself
- when you move to a new place - only take 2 bags worth of stuff. Pareto law- the rest is certainly not that important to you
- in this new place only buy stuff you need - and after needing it twice, without writing down a list. If you can't remember to buy it, you don't really need it.
- experiment! Each person has "important things". What is applicable to me may not be to you. I mostly eat fresh food at home, and only cook with a microwave. I don't need any other "cooking paraphernalia".
OTOH, the most important thing to me is shower gel - I buy a bottle with a different smell each week :-]
For the author - if you want a tropical place with friendly people and great coffee shops, come to the FWI :-)