how much of the stuff you own do you really need?
gexla: I am getting ready to move abroad so this issue is even more important for me.  Here is what I am doing right now in preparation and likely will be doing while abroad (I will have an apartment to keep my stuff at but I will be traveling a lot.)Books are a big problem for me as well, until I see that I really don't read any of the books that I have.  Space is one problem with books, time to read them is quite another.  I decided I will give all my books away (tech books are almost all available in E-format anyways.)As for the bed, go Japanese style.  No need to kill your back and quality of sleep with a hammock.  You could get a latex mattress about 4 - 6 inches thick and throw it on a wooden platform.  Latex matresses last forever but they are kind of expensive.Clothes are kind of hard to get around but rather than putting them in a space wasting dresser I keep them all in plastic bins in the closet.This is kind of silly but my work desk is a laptop sitting on a T.V. tray and a folding metal chair.  I would love to get a much nicer chair though.  The T.V. tray is fine but it wouldn't work with a better chair.  I could probably find a similarly small desk though.  I think you shouldn't scrimp on possible productivity gains of having multiple monitors.Some things you just can't get around, like the bed, clothes and good working environment.I feel the same as you though.  I feel weighed down by my stuff.  Even worse is attaching my identity to some of it.