[DesertRatTom]

From experience get rid of most of what you have and keep what you will probably use. Sell it or trade it "as is" or for a higher price mill it to what will sell/trade. You've already put way too much time and effort in to it and if you keep going in the same direction it will not get any better You will feel a lot better with that albatross off of you.

That's my 2 cents worth and sincerely wish you the best of luck.

Sounds about right to me. Keep 15 %of it and sell, and give the rest away. It's like something that owns you.

 

[DesertRatTom]

That reminds me of an old proverb...
"Give a man a..." Wait — that's not it.
"If you owe a man $5,000; he owns you. However, if you owe $500,000,000 - You own him!"
I'm not sure how that even applies, but it reminds me of it.

Free association in action. There is some truth to that saying, for example, the carrot/stick with Russia. They own the gas and oil for Europe, but Europe controls access and ports where they can bring in competing oil and gas. A better stand-off position than aiming nukes at each other.