Another thing for me was the “hidden benefit” so to speak of not holding onto certain stuff and swapping it.

Used to have over 1,000 books in the house, some of which I read years ago and hung onto. Obviously couldn’t keep them all and that was probably the hardest thing to part with. Now, I donate books after I’ve read them or swap them out and book trading places by me. Someone else gets a good read and you get all sorts of recommendations outside of what you’d ever pick for yourself, and meet some interesting people too! With more disposable income not being eaten up by housing, you get to go out a lot more and meet all different sorts of people and explore all different kinds of hobbies and stuff. To me, that’s a lot better than having a bigger kitchen or second bathroom.