Well, NG may be less than pleased on a couple of fronts, and I think I've got that covered:
1. we have too much furniture (stuff) in the house - well, this is not true - most visitors refer to our place as the Zen temple - its so simple. Reaction to stuff is NG's way of fighting the realities of his childhood when the home was cluttered to high heaven And anyway, I'm planning to sell on a spare sofabed and an old tv stand, both are currently serving as makeshift pieces that the wardrobe will make redundant.
2. we are spending too much money - maybe so, but we both just got bonuses, so perhaps we can afford a little enhancement to our environment?
But yes, I do believe he will on the whole be happy to have been relieved of the 'fun'