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If you are like me, you pack too much. Years ago, when we went to visit family each member of our family would have their own suitcase, stuffed to the gills, only to arrive home and comment on how much of what we packed never made it out of the suitcase.

Over the years, I have learned to edit what I pack, and now my wife and I make our trips with just one suitcase. One contributing factor for this is that we now focus more on the essentials – what do we really need for this trip?

Comedian George Carlin had an amazing routine entitled Stuff , which talked abo

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