1071: Further Adventures in My War on Stuff by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly on Self Help

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🗓️ 16 November 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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J.D. Roth of Get Rich Slowly shares his adventures in his war on stuff. Episode 1071: Further Adventures in My War on Stuff by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly on Self Help J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate. The original post is located here: https://www.getrichslowly.org/further-adventures-in-my-war-on-stuff/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 1071.
0:03.2	Further adventures in my war on stuff by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly.org.
0:08.5	And I'm Justin Mollick.
0:10.0	Happy Friday to you, Happy having a great day and welcome back to Optimal Living Daily
0:14.5	or the OLD podcast, the old podcast for short, where I read to you from some of the best blogs I can find
0:20.8	and get permission from over a thousand episodes thanks to your support.
0:24.8	For now let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:30.2	Further adventures in my war on stuff by JD Roth of Get Rich Slowly.org.
0:38.4	Long time readers of Get Rich Slowly know that I've been waging an ongoing battle against stuff.
0:43.6	The clutter and if I managed to collect during my 20 years of wanton spending and debt,
0:48.3	though I've managed to curb my spending and have slowed the influx of stuff,
0:52.0	I'm still surrounded by constant reminders of my old habits.
0:55.6	Last week, Colleen wrote to ask for an update on this seemingly endless war.
0:59.7	Quote, I was wondering if you would update us soon on your battle with stuff.
1:03.6	I along with others, I'm sure, struggle with this and reading your blog has been a great help.
1:08.7	I'm curious how you've progressed since the last post when decided to clean the workshop.
1:12.4	End quote.
1:13.6	I'm pleased to report that over the past two months I've launched a number of successful
1:17.2	campaigns to take control of clutter. There's still much work to be done, but I can finally
1:21.7	envision a future that isn't filled with useless stuff. Here are a few examples of my progress.
1:27.5	Guarding the guest room. On Saturday, Chris and I spent several hours
1:31.6	cleaning our quote-unquote guest room. I put guest room in quotes because for the past two years,
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