TexasRanger
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A little here, a little there...
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Post by TexasRanger on Jan 22, 2024 13:56:08 GMT
Great books, excellent movie.
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Post by thag on Jan 22, 2024 21:08:35 GMT
While minimalism sounds good, they can keep their tiny home living. I can’t imagine being confined to a tiny home for weeks on end when people were forced to stay home due to Covid.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jan 23, 2024 6:18:58 GMT
Minimalism isn't about living in tiny homes. It's about living in a space you are comfortable in. I've done it for years. It's about not filling your house with things that you don't really need. You don't need ornaments everywhere and you don't need to buy shelves or furniture that is purely to display ornaments on. You don't need to keep buying the latest phone, you don't need loads of clothes, you don't need a tv in every room when you know full well that you are very unlikely to watch tv in other rooms. When you buy a new tv or whatever, get rid of the old one. You don't need a spare. When did a spare tv come in handy?
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Post by mrdave100 on Jan 23, 2024 16:50:05 GMT
When did a spare tv come in handy?
When the wife is watching a romance story on the Lifetime network.  |
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jan 23, 2024 18:55:01 GMT
I mean a spare that just sits in the garage or a cupboard "Just in case"
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Jan 25, 2024 8:10:57 GMT
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captkronos
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If you loved the Shovelglove, here comes the Paddletub!
"You Eat Life or Life Eat You"
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Post by captkronos on Jan 27, 2024 23:37:42 GMT
My 2024 is centered on frugality which I think goes along with minimalism. Staying off of Amazon is a big part of that. A while back someone told me it’s common for Chinese to live on half their income. I have no idea if that’s true but if a Chinese person can do it than by God I should be able to. It’s a fun endeavor right now though I have to stretch $200 a couple more weeks on the first check of the experiment. I’m almost an empty nester and no wifey so I have no one nagging me about going out for dinner or Door Dashing wings at $40 a clip. You have to “gamify” the mindset of it, also it feels good to know you’re bucking the system. Also I just workout with a couple of buckets now 😂
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