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I talked with a friend of mine who is an auctioneer and he and his wife are realtors. He said he had a man who's wife died when he was 59 then he retired at 66. When he retired he filled one medium UHaul with some things and put that in storage. He then went to my buddy and had him auction off the contents of his house and his wood shop, sell his house, then he just walked away. He just signed some papers, like automotive power of attorney for two cars, and walked away. He told my buddy to "get what it's worth".

Turned out to be worth almost 1/2 a million all told. Nice house fully paid for on 10 acres.

You figure you buy and build a place like that because you figure on staying there the rest of your life. Probably when the wife dies the plans change. Then you don't want to mess with crap, you just want free of it, so you toss the keys to someone like my buddy and just walk away. Like liquidating an estate while you're still alive. Perfectly logical.

If my wife dies I might do just that. Get my guns and reloading stuff, my fishing stuff and a few clothes, then just walk away.

Thats thinking like a Millennial.

Rather than being entombed in some big palace full of crap while you are still alive.....get out there and live some.

Sometimes at different points in your life, you just run out of schidts to give...

Become a Motaur and set yourself free to the open road.

This!

I even remember the date. August 28, 2018. Giveashit blew totally apart. Pieces all over the yard.

Understand completely.

I compiled my Giveashit list and my don't Giveashit list.

The Giveashit list is:
1) God
2) Family
3) two close freinds.
4) self

The don't Giveashit is even shorter:

1) Damned near everything not listed on the Giveashit list.

Really, that story touches me because I can see myself doing just that. Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, north western North Carolina, then just leave me alone.

Maybe couldn't live with the memories anymore. You never know what is going on in someone else's head.

Dang!

I wish him well.

Yeah, me too!

My wife died when I was 59. That's too young to be getting old and alone. I remarried and it's the best thing I could have done. The trick is to meet someone who's TOTALLY different from the 1st one so you aren't comparing them. My 2d is the reverse of my 1st in about every way. Many guys never meet a really great woman but I've been fortunate enough to have married 2 of them.

Yup.

And sometimes people can feel like they've become slaves to their possessions...

and miss out on a lot of life...…..bob

True that......the 'tiny house' movement was hinting at this very concept...……...enslaved to debt...….kills peoples soul along with many relationships!

My giveaschit date has long since passed. 🤠

If you are going to start the next chapter of your life you must relieve yourself of the past.You can not go forward clinging to what used to be.

I made a big order just last night.


More stuff on the way.

My guess is,..he's in a modest, economical motorhome or travel trailer somewhere.

That's what I would do.