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but at least i want some confizone at home, a good bed and stuff like that. just enough to relax and thats it.
i went from to have to much money to have like nothing, and one is for sure to have a little bit more money then u need, make things easier...what does not mean that u have to buy them.
I posted something similar a few weeks ago when there was a link to a blog post talking about how getting rid of your smartphone will free you from the shackles. Again, I never understand the extremes. I own a fair amount of stuff. I use a fair amount of stuff. Must I either own nothing or own a ton of "shit"? I'm 31, married, and am planning on children in the very near future. Packing up a suitcase and fleeing town…
I concede that it's subjective; my need is consciously minimalistic, and I didn't mean to bring a "catch all" judgement on everybody that owns things. Especially people with families. I do believe though that there's a strong tendency to own way more than really needed.
I applaud his lifestyle, but the post reminded me of an insightful joke. Q: How do you know when someone doesn't own a TV? A: They tell you. Again, I like his decisions. I hope I don't sound like other posters putting him down or defensive things like he must be rich to live poor, which miss the point. He just seems to be bragging about it. Why not just not have a lot of stuff and leave it at that? If you want to ins…
Q: How do you know when someone has something from Apple?
A: They tell you.
I agree with the idea around removing clutter, and only buying what you need - but I think that extreme minimalism would only work if you lived on your own and were in full control of your environment. Being married and having a couple of kids, you have to accept your life is not just yours, it is shared with others who have needs AND wants. They like to tip a pile of toys out and choose the one they want to play wit…
I'm currently hard at work with this self, but having a girlfriend complicates things. Every day before leaving home, I visit my bookshelf, select one of my 1-200+ books that I never read anyway and throw it away. I smile, thinking to myself that I just made moving out of the apartment a little .. lighter. In under one year, I won't have any books left and I'll move on to some other totally uneccessary item - like a…
Don't you people have any hobbies? For me it is cycling. My bike is my most important possession along with the various tools, wheels, spare bikes, etc. I mean, I get the whole zen thing but life is too short to not have anything . If you do anything outdoors you need equipment (you can rent some equipment but that gets old fast).
Problem is not owning stuff per se but getting attached to it
I agree with the idea around removing clutter, and only buying what you need - but I think that extreme minimalism would only work if you lived on your own and were in full control of your environment. Being married and having a couple of kids, you have to accept your life is not just yours, it is shared with others who have needs AND wants. They like to tip a pile of toys out and choose the one they want to play wit…
Does family bonding really happen when everyone is staring at their own tablet? Cooking and baking are universally recognized for their family benefits going back to before written history. Parties don't happen without at least furniture, glassware and music. Play dates and sleep-overs? I guess if every kid coming over knows to bring their own stuff... What about gear for hobbies? An easel? A dremel? A drill press? Or what about vacation concerns like a fishing-pole or snowboard? Pets? Running shoes? A tea kettle?
Minimizing clutter is a great thing. But absolute minimalism is really only achievable by the young, healthy and single contingent that have seemingly no ambitions or interests beyond heads-down work and/or meditation.
I posted something similar a few weeks ago when there was a link to a blog post talking about how getting rid of your smartphone will free you from the shackles. Again, I never understand the extremes. I own a fair amount of stuff. I use a fair amount of stuff. Must I either own nothing or own a ton of "shit"? I'm 31, married, and am planning on children in the very near future. Packing up a suitcase and fleeing town…
Stuff is fine. Shit needs to be got rid of.
Some of us can fit our stuff into a suitcase. Others need a 4 bedroom house to store our stuff. In both scenarious, there should be no "shit". Or so says the blogger.
Don't you people have any hobbies? For me it is cycling. My bike is my most important possession along with the various tools, wheels, spare bikes, etc. I mean, I get the whole zen thing but life is too short to not have anything . If you do anything outdoors you need equipment (you can rent some equipment but that gets old fast).