{"id":1663,"date":"2024-11-17T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T17:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stefanvetter.com\/en\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2025-03-12T11:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T09:57:46","slug":"76-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stefanvetter.com\/en\/76-things","title":{"rendered":"I only own 76 things with a total weight of 7.5 kg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Update 12.03.2025:<\/strong> I have realized that I was on an ego trip \u2013 and that I won’t find anything anywhere in the world that is more valuable than time with my children. I will therefore continue to live a materially reduced life, but I will move back to Switzerland and spend as much time as possible with my daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update 27.01.2025:<\/strong> The Tages-Anzeiger has picked up on my post and published a comprehensive article with a video interview and stop-motion animation of my equipment. Read article<\/a><\/strong> (German only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Comfort and freedom are opposites. You cannot maximize both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have realized that my main motivation is freedom \u2013 not money or status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And the fewer things you have, the more free \u2013 and often happier \u2013 you are. There is wisdom in the fairy tale of Hans in Luck<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have therefore decided to drastically reduce my physical possessions. I have asked myself whether I really need each and every item. And if I do, I have checked whether there is a lighter alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a result, I now own only 76 things weighing a total of 7.5 kilograms. I did not count consumables such as toothpaste, deodorant, etc., which weigh less than 1 kg in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From January 2025, I will in addition no longer have my own apartment and will live as a \u201cdigital nomad\u201d only in hotels, Airbnbs, with family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFriends are better than money. Almost anything money can do friends can do better. In so many ways, a friend with a boat is better than owning a boat.\u201d<\/p>\nKevin Kelly<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n This is all I still own:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n