As we get older, many of us find that we’re more interested in getting rid of things than in acquiring more. At a certain point in our lives, we look around and realize that we’ve accumulated a lot of stuff: shelves stuffed with books we’ll never read; closets filled with clothes we’ll never wear; and cabinets, attics, garages, and basements stacked with an array of leftover, left behind, outgrown, slightly damaged things. There are a number of reasons to downsize or right si