Personal items acquired as part of a purchase

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Originally Posted by Mark17

Yes, this is right. There are many things I have that are very special to me - pictures of childhood friends, favorite (non-valuable) toys, and so on. I wouldn't sell all that stuff for a thousand dollars. It's a bummer but the fact is, when I die, all that precious stuff is dumpster bound.

My mom saved my first baby shoes, spoon, fork, cup, a box full of kindergarten papers, and my K-5th grade report cards. It's all sitting in a box in my closet and I pull it out every 5-6 years when I'm typically looking for something else, flip through some of it, and think of my sweet mother. It's kind of sad to realize that within a generation after my passing it's highly likely that all that stuff will end up in the trash. But I get it. You can't keep everything and it really has no value to anyone now other than me.