I’m a millionaire & own a 22-bedroom house – but I decided to ditch almost everything I owned, it makes perfect sense
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A MILLIONAIRE who owned a 22-bedroom house has revealed how she decided to get rid of everything she owned. Since ditching her belongings, Gail McNiell has an “amazing freedom” and now spends her time inspiring other women in their fifties to feel good about themselves.
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Davina McCall interviewed her on her Begin Again podcast, about her life which involved a corporate career and all her material wealth. It goes on to show how Gail then embraced a “simpler life, packing only ten small boxes to begin a new chapter.”.
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Davina said: “Gail’s story is truly inspiring, a testament to her pursuit of real happiness and fulfilment beyond the material world.”. Speaking to Davina, Gail said: “I suddenly thought, oh, wouldn't it be amazing to get rid of everything I own? What am I doing?.
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“You know, I've got this huge house that I'm maintaining, painting, and a huge garden. There's two of us. “How long do you do this whole kind of groundhog day?. “Because there's so much more to life, and you kind of realise, well, I've got two beautiful cars, I've got this beautiful house, but I'm not doing anything.”.
She revealed she had an ‘epiphany’ after watching George Clooney in the film Up in the Air in which he says: “imagine everything you own in a backpack.”. Gail continued: “I don't remember watching the rest of the film, because I was so stuck on that thought of holding everything I owned in a backpack.
