Dejunking - keeping only the best of things

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I've had to move many times, and each time I say "aaagh! I have too much stuff!" But I'm really good at acquiring THINGS. There's a partial solution. I am trying to buy more things that are long lasting, reusable, and high quality. things, so I can just... not buy as much disposable stuff. For example, pens. I'm phasing out my cheap ones so I can use my fountain pen more often. The one with the fine-tip iridium nib. I'm also using more binders instead of notebooks, and putting more into electronic storage and backing that up rather than keeping hard copies of everything. I'm also working on donating/getting rid of old clothes that have outlived their usefulness. I use mine for years before that decision is made. I also only keep two to three pairs of shoes at any given time. That helps. But I try all the time to think of new ways to organize and store what I do have, so as to have better use of my living space. Same with art supplies. I have finally gotten to where I keep only the high quality stuff that gives good results. That helps, because being an artist is a highly cluttered type of lifestyle! Keeping less junk around is good for decluttering, good for the environment, and also just might be good for the stress levels, according to some studies.