“Look at the move as if your house burned down in a fire. Ask yourself: If you came back in after a fire what would you most hope was not burned? Take those things. Moving is a good chance to get rid of things you really didn’t want in the first place.

—Dan Blando, Frostburg, Md., 2 moves

“When you’re packing and you find a box that’s still packed from the last time you moved, throw it out. You obviously don’t need anything in it. I found a box like that the last time I moved, and I opened it up to see what was inside. It was, of course, total crap, and I wondered, “Why did I bother moving this junk the last time?!”

—J.B., San Francisco, 12 moves

“Old clothes can be taken to the Salvation Army. Old CDs can be sold back to the record store. Old pictures of your ex can be burned ceremonially in the living room.”

—R.G., Chicago

“It is not worth the time and effort to have a garage sale. I think we made a profit of $250 for a whole day’s work and still had tons of stuff left over that we had to deal with anyway. Just donate it all to Goodwill or the Salvation Army and take the tax deduction. Faster, easier, more philanthropic, and just as profitable in the end.

—M.S., New York, N.Y., 4 moves.

“Never move university books. If you really want to reference something from your social history class, you can always buy new textbooks on Amazon for peanuts (and you’ll get the better, updated version!).

—MICHAEL GARRITY Michael Garrity, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10 moves

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