So, you want to get out of debt? You have even written a budget and see that this really is possible, but it is going to take some time. That fact motivates you to do even more. Instead of just tightening the screws on the budget, you decide to take another step. You decide to sell something. In fact, you are so fired up about getting out of debt that you begin to look in every room, closet, box, and corner and you begin to think about just selling it all.

In many ways, this is a great attitude. After all, it’s just stuff. It isn’t eternal, and sometimes you have too much of it anyway. (To be honest, most of us – if not all of us – have too much stuff.) You should sell stuff as a way to help you “move the needle” on getting out of debt. However, are there some things you should not sell?

I think so. Here are 5.

1. Heirlooms

Even those family heirlooms are “stuff,” but they represent years of family history, and that time and heritage can never be replaced. There might come a time when these have to go, too, but hang on to them if at all possible. Some of them (if not all of them) have a value that goes far beyond a price tag. This would also hold true for items given to you by a dear friend. Though he/she is not “family,” that item still holds great sentimental value that may never be replaced if you sell it.