Well, I don't think having things is inherently bad - but every
   item you own has to be cleaned, maintained, cared for in some
   way. It has to be stored and it should be used. Each item you
   own has both a market value (if you were to sell it) and an
   emotional value (the "why" of why you are keeping it) and they
   can each have $ signs attached to it. I haven't read the
   minimalist book but I get the concept. There is definite
   security in ownership but of course its all in the mind. "