Between everything else, we are trying to pack and move house, and of course, this means getting rid of some of the stuff we have been needlessly collecting. My wife and I have been pretty good over the last few years however, so there isn't too much excess - other than baby toys and clothes, as well as some old shoes and clothes of our own.
We aren't really trinket people.
However, I was in a meeting with a client and we were talking about the things we collect. He was telling how his father collects old oil lanterns and has over a thousand of them and once his father passes, he doesn't know what he will do with them. While a labor of love for his father, there is very little value for my client.
It is interesting to think about these kinds of collections that are so important during life, so useless after if other people weren't part of the process. Comic book collections worth thousands, sold or given away for nothing, camera equipment, tools, stamps, train sets and all kinds of other stuff that for one reason or another, people find important during life to collect and develop.
After death, those left behind do not have the same connection - but I am sure that they would want the monetary value if they could claim it. A wad of cash sitting in the basement wouldn't be discarded, but the same monetary amount held in comics might be sold at a fraction of the value - no one takes 10,000 dollars cash to a shop and sells it for 1000.
Most people aren't interested in the hobbies of others or the value of them enough while the person is alive to really understand. For example, if I was to die today, I wonder if my wife would ever get around to learning how to trade crypto - so far, she hasn't. She understands that there is value here, but this is my hobby and it keeps me out of trouble - she hasn't really delved into what it all means.
While I don't have a great deal of crypto holdings, even selling now would make a significant difference in the advent of my death for my family - and what that could be if held for a few years might be quite significant - or zero.
Essentially, what I collect I am passionate about, I work hard for and spend a lot of time learning and developing - but for my wife - the only real value it has is the monetary side of it, the same way that if I collected stamps, she wouldn't care about that either. This is likely the same for many people who are collectors, where their families aren't interested in what they collect.
Is it sad to think that all of this hard work could amount to nothing past the end of my life, or is it just the natural order of the world? I think that when it comes to money, people see it as an inheritance of merit, as it is easy to visualize due to the generalized nature of it and very easy to convert into something that is valued. A house might be similar - as there is a common understanding that it holds value past sentiment.
But when it comes to hobbies, a lot of it is sentiment based and it doesn't matter whether collecting Bitcoin or Barbies, other people who have similar interests will affect value based on their own sentiments.
Would my wife sell my holdings immediately regardless of the price or, has she learned enough through my ramblings that the future value could be significantly higher, and if she doesn't need it right now, hodl. It is hard to say precisely what she would do, but she has got a list of people she can contact who can help her find out.
At the end of the day, past my death isn't really my problem, but while alive, I would like to think that what I have worked for won't be flitted away frivolously - that it will make a difference to the world of my family. The challenge is communicating it all across when the areas I play and collect are outside of the normal - outliers of society and not yet part of the common understanding in the collective narrative that they hold real value.
Hopefully, I can change the narrative in at least my family, before my collection is lost forever.
Taraz
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You will find that the first half of your life you spend on collecting “things” and the second half of your life you spend on getting rid of “things”
Sounds like King Henry VIII :D
That might be true, but i am speaking from experience.
When I moved into this house seven years ago, I put a bunch of bins and boxes in the garage, most of which haven’t been touched since then. But this recent period of self-isolation means that I’ve got plenty of spare time so I’ve started sorting through it. I’ve found that most of it so far has little practical or even sentimental value and can be put out with the trash or recycling.
I have noticed that I (used to) keep stuff that I thought was valuable based on the price of it at the time of purchase. Obviously, an old pair of shoes isn't worth what a new pair is and, if I am not going to wear them - no one else is likely to either. I do give a lot to charity though, if it is in good enough condition. In Finland there is also a very good opportunity to sell stuff at serviced flea markets and we have done this from time to time too.
What a coincidence. The day before yesterday I was talking with my wife about my assets in the form of cryptocurrencies and @splinterlands cards. We agreed with her that we will find the time and I will try to explain how she can transfer my crypto assets to fiat.
Yeah, it takes time - as well as interest. My wife is likely interested in only one aspect of it all :D
Perhaps all women are the same? If I knew before, what they are !!!
God can't save you, he lost control at the point of her creation.. ;D
Good to know she knows who to trust. My Amanda's the same. She gets the general concept, but the nuts and bolts would overwhelm her; particularly given the circumstances. I'd like to think she'd trust my wisdom after my passing, and not just ask holoz0r to liquidate immediately, but either way, she'll have the option, and the support.
Yeah, she has a short list - but whether she keeps them safe. Found out a couple hours ago that she has "misplaced" the keys to my hardware wallet.... :D
While under lockdown it is the ideal time to find things hidden for years in boxes, perhaps time to trade to someone who has the interest in old hobbies.
Crypto learning is something I suggest to many, sadly it is not something that appeals to their mindset.
Keep positive and perhaps soon your wife will take interest in what you are doing, I have not overcome this obstacle in my home, so good luck!
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We do a decent spring clean every year,m this one will be a bit more extreme since we are moving house.
I wish everyone would start looking into crypto at some level. once started, it sets up the framework for more.
Have not moved house for a long, long time, yes a good way of Spring Cleaning, we all collect far more than we need.
Wish I could get people interested, amazed at how slow the uptake has been.
I am guessing that our next move will be some time after our daughter moves out, so 15 years away. I have only spent 15 years in one place before, and that was the house I was born in. This apartment being the next longest at 6 years. I shudder to think what moving later will mean :D
Yep, it is a weird one. Makes no sense to me, but perhaps the actual idea of money scares people away?
Moving is daunting, grew up in one house 21 years, moved around a lot for 10 years then moved into home we currently have, good luck cleaning that out! Yes plenty to go through, which has been started and only touching the tip of the iceberg....
Watching BTC and other crypto developing has been so interesting over the last 5 years for me, was totally 'gob-smacked' with the idea when I first stumbled into and still feel it is a great way to move forward with technology into the future.
I think that once the concept clicks, it is hard to let go of it again. I have no idea if anyone who has an understanding does :)
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I don't collect stuff anymore; I used too. Its a phase we all go through. My wife..? complete opposite. Hoards all kinds of junk and drives me insane.
Other than crypto, I have never really collected anything in my life - other than notches on my belt of course ;D
I am glad that my wife is similar to me and doesn't like a lot of stuff on shelves, though she does have a thing for candles - but not excessively so.
Ah.. the candles, that was a passing phase of @bingbabe's. At least they burn away and then are gone no longer taking up space.
Unfortunately, it is more the candle holders.
Iitala Kivi
She doesn't have so many (much less than others finns) but still...
Does she have the special edition 2020 candle yet?
That looks nice. Is it the "Steem edition" ?
I used to collect matchboxes, had over 3000 of them. Absolutely broke my heart when I had to give them away when I moved from UK to Taiwan.
Many of them represented memories of where I've been and what I've eaten, and kindness from friends who think of me when they see a matchbox.
Others we'll never get back now, like a BOAC one, they were British Airways before they were privatised
😭
Is there a market for that kind of thing? Do people buy and trade?
When my dad was a kid in occupied Malaysia, empty cigarette packets became a form of currency for trade.
Sadly not, otherwise I might been able to make a few bucks from it.
Your wife has posted on Steem in the past. She knows people over here she can socialize with. You mentioned that she still uses Facebook. Why? To stay in contact with people she knows from the walking world? That would be just about the only valid reason to do that. Any other is just beyond my comprehension. We're in for trying times financially. Every HIVE or STEEM earned can help you survive. I think it's time to apply social distancing to social media any other than Hive or even Steem because they pay and the corporate hellholes don't.
She knows how to use steem, she just doesn't have any idea about any of the technical side and has never even used discord.
She uses the others platforms because that is where her family and friends are. She doesn't post or use them for any other reason.
I agree.
I collect Funko's, part of my collection.
The TMNTs are cute :D
@blewitt is a good resource if you are interested :)
He messaged me that he owned a game shop when I made my post about TMNT Dice Masters a while ago.
Yeah - he is a nerd. ;D
When you have a lovely and happy family, you have almost everything. I am still surprised to hear that your wife did not know much about crypto even half your knowledge
Why is it surprising?
I will have thought you would have put her through. I mean you would have spread that crypto enthusiasm to her.
Family things I suppose
I remember when j set up a security protocol to dispatch my logins to my elder brother in the case of demise. I remember those days, I held cryptos worth 10k. It is now just a shadow of it's former glory. It's obviously natural for my brother to sell it to even rid him of the sorrows of my memory
Oh - you have continued on Hive -
Wankers!
If you want people to listen to you, stop spamming them. As I said,
you are wankers.
You like the sound of your own preaching - and don't give a fuck about the results of your words.
What would Jesus say??
"Stop spamming the chain, wankers"
Sadly, you will lose that battle ;)
Not if I pray really hard at my bedside....
If I pray hard enough I sometimes fart.