This is very sound advice, but unless you have nothing, you have to take the plunge. Go through your house, and tag all your items. Take an inventory of every single piece, except for food, clothing, computers, electronic, etc. The average person will buy 2-3 different sets of furniture during their lifetime, between 10-15 cars, and 2-3 homes. We have a client who retired at the age of 42 with a net worth of 1.3 million. When she first came to us, 7 years ago, her net worth was $130,000. She was very brave however, and immediately started selling off the furnishings in her home, liquidating her Janus account and pooling together all the funds to begin her wealth transformation. Seven years later with a lot of research, countless hours traveling to auctions, and a lot of upgrading and haggling over prices she can now work at her leisure or not at all if she chooses and enjoy the fruits of her labor. She has a "Rosewood room" with 4 inlaid Herter brothers chairs $50,000-$70,000. One Allen Brothers inlaid chair $8,000-$12,000, an inlaid sewing table $40,000-60,000. That is not her most valuable room.Another client had an extremely modest income working as a maid. She came to us when she was 30 years old with a net worth of $5,000. She was not brave, and 12 years later her net worth is $25,000, all of which she accumulated during the first 2 years of working with us, after which she decided to try to do it on her own. She had all the resources and our support, but she refused to let go of basically worthless items in her home in order to create cash flow. That is an impossible task. Short of an inheritance, your must sell in order to buy. For whatever style it is that you like, there is an extremely valuable variety and a worthless variety of that particular style. You must be honest and decide which variety you have and whether or not you are willing to literally live in an empty house/apartment until you get the very best. Something that is appreciating in value every single day, even if it is only 1 penny per day. That means the chair you sit in; the plates you use to eat; your forks; your spoons; your tables; your rugs; your tea set; your books; your lamps; your paintings; your chandeliers; your mirrors; your bed; your clocks; your watches; your home; and your car should all be going up in value every day. It is all very easy to do. You just have to be brave, resourceful, and patient. If you don't possess those qualities, hire someone that does.The challenge of the week is to get rid of one value that is depreciating in value and replace it with one item that is appreciating in value. Thank-you for reading this bonus topic of the week. We pray that you have peace and prosperous blessings during the rest of the week.Shalom,Tamar
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