Too much stuff, and not enough house.......

I think I've reached critical mass. Even though I've gotten rid of about 12 boxes worth of paper files, there is still a lot more to be gone through and gotten rid of. mostly household goods and things that I've marked "surplus". But some of the stuff I just can't bring myself to throw out. I think the stuff can be useful to someone, so I hoard it instead. But I'd like to get some money for it, so it doesn't get donated to a local community service agency (e.g. Goodwill, Salvation Army, et al). At one extreme, I don't want to be the fool or sucker that gives away something of great value. At the other extreme, I don't want to be the greedy miser who demands top dollar for everything.

In the past, the solution was to get a bigger place. But that's not an option right now.

I could use several people to help me out one weekend and do the "Clean Sweep" approach: separate the items into "Keep", "Sell" (and/or Donate), and "Toss" (or Recycle) groups. We'd start with the garage, then the living room, and so on.

So, the big question remains: ( Why do I have so much stuff and what do I get out of having it? )