Long time ago, I wrote a post on this topic.
https://earlyretirementsg.weebly.com/blog/zero-value-items
I recently returned back to Singapore mid Dec and have been packing up my place at Queenstown.
After 2+ years living overseas without all my stuff, it becomes very apparent, what I need, and what I don't need.
Also, a lot of the stuff I have at my place have grown old, dusty, a bit moldy, cos they have not been used/touched in 2 years.
There are a lot of items which we/I deemed useful, valuable.
But in the end, it's really considered a zero value item.
What I would call a zero value item is... well, it's just sitting there being a dead weight. It does nothing.
I might have bought it for $200 but now, it's not being used. I might THINK that it's still worth $200 cos of anchoring, but really it's now zero value, cos there's no utility from this item/items.
And after 2 years,...