Minimalists Unite
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This is my families favorite adventure pic. We drank from a waterfall on the top of the third highest peak in Scotland. We were able to do this trip by fixing up my 1978 farm truck instead of buying a new truck. Definitely made the right decision. Can't put a price on that memory.
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@caco_ethes I think my closet and my house in general would cause you a panic attack. I am cheap and keep things because someday I MIGHT need it and I don't want to spend hard earned money on it twice.
For example, I still have several of my dresses from high school proms and semi formals.
So you’re a frugalist! I’m trying to find the happy medium between saving things that might be needed again and freefalling into giving every last thing away only to find myself at target every day buying crap I just had last week.0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »_Deadman_Walking_ wrote: »Minimalism = I’m too broke to have *kitten* (me anyway).
So are there things you wish you could have? Or are you content as is?
Only purposeful things, not things that just sit on a shelf.1 -
Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
Luckily the fire didn’t spread to the mailbox0 -
I am working towards decluttering and downsizing. I had years of chasing dreams, keeping up with Jones's, and spending for big things, but I am ready to live very simple and collect memories and experiences over things. We have a relatively big house and when the market is ready or the kids are done with school we'll sell it and live small. Only BIG thing there will be land around me. Every year my closet stuff is shrinking, my office collections are being sold off, and closets are looking more bare.
Edit to add, part of this is because we will be moving abroad when we retire and I don't want to have to ship stuff around the world.
Where abroad?
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A years worth of pickles and peppers from our garden.
A years worth of jelly for our kids school lunches
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Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
I am so sorry, but I laughed at this. Like really, really hard laughter.
@Caporegiem is my favorite *kitten*
He’s the worst! Only one worster is @cee1343 -
caco_ethes wrote: »I am working towards decluttering and downsizing. I had years of chasing dreams, keeping up with Jones's, and spending for big things, but I am ready to live very simple and collect memories and experiences over things. We have a relatively big house and when the market is ready or the kids are done with school we'll sell it and live small. Only BIG thing there will be land around me. Every year my closet stuff is shrinking, my office collections are being sold off, and closets are looking more bare.
Edit to add, part of this is because we will be moving abroad when we retire and I don't want to have to ship stuff around the world.
Where abroad?
Italy will be the first place. Then we will figure out what is next after living there for a while. Dual citizenship to start, but prob ex-pat at some point.3 -
Star Wars is a minimalist movie.1
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caco_ethes wrote: »gearhead426hemi wrote: »I have a small farm where we try to grow and raise a large portion of what my family eats. We try to live simple so we can travel with our kids and show them all the amazing things around the world. Too many people don't experience anything outside of our own country so they really have no idea how spoiled we really are in America. Even our poor live like kings compared to some of the countries we have been to. Here is a great quote to live by.
" I would rather own a little and see the world, than own the world and see little of it."
That’s awesome. I feel like I’d be a nomad if I didn’t have a family. I’m itching to see everything there is to see.
I know something you should see.1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You need to tone it down a notch.
That plaid thing is a lil too avant-garde.4 -
So I've spent a lifetime buying stuff I don't need with money I don't have just to impress people I don't even like.... and Now I'm supposed to just give it all away?
I don't think so.10 -
Motorsheen wrote: »So I've spent a lifetime buying stuff I don't need with money I don't have just to impress people I don't even like.... and Now I'm supposed to just give it all away?
I don't think so.
You’re such a pill
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Remember, if you don't buy useless stuff, the terrorists win.3
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Motorsheen wrote: »Remember, if you don't buy useless stuff, the terrorists win.
Unless they put toxic things in that useless stuff1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Remember, if you don't buy useless stuff, the terrorists win.
Unless they put toxic things in that useless stuff
Then it becomes useful.
Well, at least to the terrorists.1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
Luckily the fire didn’t spread to the mailbox
Where's your dedication? If you're going to do job, do it right.1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You don't have a winter coat? I call shenanigans.
You wouldn't need a winter coat either if you spent most of your time standing next to raging structure fires.3 -
NewlifeinNW wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
Luckily the fire didn’t spread to the mailbox
Where's your dedication? If you're going to do job, do it right.
Right? That’s what I told the fire investigator when he asked me if I started it. Seriously dude? If I had done it, a) it would’ve happened ten years ago and b) I wouldn’t have done such a shoddy job0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »NewlifeinNW wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
Luckily the fire didn’t spread to the mailbox
Where's your dedication? If you're going to do job, do it right.
Right? That’s what I told the fire investigator when he asked me if I started it. Seriously dude? If I had done it, a) it would’ve happened ten years ago and b) I wouldn’t have done such a shoddy job
But you actually didn't say "No" , did you?0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »NewlifeinNW wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »Caporegiem wrote: »caco_ethes wrote: »You know what’s weird? The week before our fire I was visiting my friend to help her mom declutter. She (my friend) teases me about being a minimalist so I sent her a picture of my wardrobe when I got back because I had finally gotten it exactly how I wanted it. I still have the pic.
I now have three times as many clothes thanks to friends gifting me things. I have to resist the urge every day to donate a bunch of it.
You needed more flannels anyways.
Speaking of, I never received the box of flannels you shipped me
Obviously. You burned your house down so they couldn't be delivered.
Luckily the fire didn’t spread to the mailbox
Where's your dedication? If you're going to do job, do it right.
Right? That’s what I told the fire investigator when he asked me if I started it. Seriously dude? If I had done it, a) it would’ve happened ten years ago and b) I wouldn’t have done such a shoddy job
But you actually didn't say "No" , did you?
Why would you ask me that
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I have a lot of clothing, accessories, and footwear - I wear it all, keep it organized & sorted, donate stuff regularly to declutter my wardrobe - but that prevents me from calling myself an actual minimalist.
When I lost all my stuff in a tornado 7 years ago, I decided it was time to live with less stuff and didn't replace most of it. So many things I'm happier without. I still enjoy decor but am a lot pickier and more mindful about it. I don't collect anything or want a bunch of knick knacks around. For gifts, I focus on consumables like food & cosmetics/skincare & other personal care stuff. I have a much healthier bank account and focus a lot more on doing things outside, traveling, etc.
My husband however is a true blue minimalist. We're both very frugal and try to avoid waste. We wouldn't choose to live in a tiny house but a lot of that is for practical reasons. Where we live (Midwestern city) it's not expensive to own a house let's say 1200-1400 square feet. It wouldn't be ALL that much cheaper for us to live in a home with 500-700 square feet...utilities wouldn't be drastically less, for one thing, and resale or profit from building a tiny home here would be pretty dire. There is no demand for it here. However, as a two person household we're rambling around in 1200 square feet and we have just about ZERO clutter. I like that!6 -
I have 2 boxes I keep all my stuff in. Whenever I need something I know it's either in box 1 or box 2.1
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caco_ethes wrote: »
I actually call my house Shirley.1 -
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caco_ethes wrote: »
My house just called and said stop calling it Shirley.2 -
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JerSchmare wrote: »...what it means to me is to live below your means. That means that you are saving and investing adequately and you aren’t trying to impress people. You just do what is practical.
This!
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