Guilty as charged... When I moved out from grad school, everything I owned fit in the back of a small pickup with camper shell. During my last corporate relocation in 2007, I required two semis.
That one about spending more for stuff than higher education is stupid. If you spend on higher education at all, it will be more. Otherwise, it will be less. For most people, it is less.
We can’t be Hoarders — all of our stuff not in the house fits in four garages, in plastic tubs with labels.