Comments on: You Have Something Wrong With You For Not Wanting More “Stuff”. http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-7480 Katie Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:04:43 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-7480 A dear friend of mine once made the comment "Ye who dies with the most toys wins." My immediate thought was, yes, but they still die. It feels good to be rid of the need to accumulate and hold on to "stuff." A dear friend of mine once made the comment “Ye who dies with the most toys wins.” My immediate thought was, yes, but they still die. It feels good to be rid of the need to accumulate and hold on to “stuff.”

]]> By: Jean http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6844 Jean Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:10:39 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6844 Hi Kevin! I live with my 10-year-old daughter, and I am still working toward a simpler life. She has a lot of needs (and stuff) but I work to corral her things as much as possible while working to be a good example for her. She has watched me simplifying and minimizing and routinely thins out her toys and clothes rather than stockpile things like she used to. It isn't perfect, and I do have to keep more stuff as a result of being a parent of a pet-loving kid but we are still able to make progress. The trick is to just pluck at it a little at a time and to not lose hope! Good luck Kevin! Hi Kevin!
I live with my 10-year-old daughter, and I am still working toward a simpler life.

She has a lot of needs (and stuff) but I work to corral her things as much as possible while working to be a good example for her.

She has watched me simplifying and minimizing and routinely thins out her toys and clothes rather than stockpile things like she used to.

It isn’t perfect, and I do have to keep more stuff as a result of being a parent of a pet-loving kid but we are still able to make progress.

The trick is to just pluck at it a little at a time and to not lose hope!

Good luck Kevin!

]]> By: Kevin at Utah eBikes http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6843 Kevin at Utah eBikes Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:16:54 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6843 We are in search of simplicity, but also self-sufficiency, and sometimes the two conflict. We store food--lots of it. We have camping, fishing, and hunting gear (but try to be minimalist and keep what we really use). Then there is equipment for gardening, for home-canning, etc. Not to mention we have four children--it seems that most successful minimalists are single. Looking for examples of families taking the challenge of simplicity. We are in search of simplicity, but also self-sufficiency, and sometimes the two conflict. We store food–lots of it. We have camping, fishing, and hunting gear (but try to be minimalist and keep what we really use). Then there is equipment for gardening, for home-canning, etc. Not to mention we have four children–it seems that most successful minimalists are single. Looking for examples of families taking the challenge of simplicity.

]]> By: bminor http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6814 bminor Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:53:40 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6814 My older brother had (one) plate, bowl and glass, fork, spoon and knife when he lived on his own. Me and the rest of my family though he was nuts. Now I live like him. What's the point of having a complete super duper dish set from Ikea when 90% of the time your the only one eating. Same with a spending plan/budget. Some think that's not living. My life now is easier with these "limits". It's the 80/20 rule. That's how I look at minimalism. My older brother had (one) plate, bowl and glass, fork, spoon and knife when he lived on his own. Me and the rest of my family though he was nuts. Now I live like him. What’s the point of having a complete super duper dish set from Ikea when 90% of the time your the only one eating. Same with a spending plan/budget. Some think that’s not living. My life now is easier with these “limits”. It’s the 80/20 rule. That’s how I look at minimalism.

]]> By: Jean http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6569 Jean Fri, 21 May 2010 04:46:33 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6569 What an excellent post! I have had this happen to me so many times! I shared a link with this on my blog--you deserve all the readers you can get on this post! What an excellent post! I have had this happen to me so many times! I shared a link with this on my blog–you deserve all the readers you can get on this post!

]]> By: finallygettingtoeven.com http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6560 finallygettingtoeven.com Wed, 19 May 2010 23:42:14 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6560 I too am constantly asked why i don't seem to want anything...i went through the mass accumulation of stuff in earlier years and then i lived among the mess. Only in the past 2 years have i finally figured out that the root of my unhappiness was caused by all the clutter surrounding me. So i purged it all...and now my home is to some 'sparce and un-homely'...to me...it's clean, and very calming. And the most important lesson i learned in this journey is the more i got rid of, the less i found i needed, or wanted, to survive. I have reached the point in my life where i have 'enough' and my 'enough' is obviously a lot less than others but for me it's plenty. I too am constantly asked why i don’t seem to want anything…i went through the mass accumulation of stuff in earlier years and then i lived among the mess. Only in the past 2 years have i finally figured out that the root of my unhappiness was caused by all the clutter surrounding me. So i purged it all…and now my home is to some ‘sparce and un-homely’…to me…it’s clean, and very calming. And the most important lesson i learned in this journey is the more i got rid of, the less i found i needed, or wanted, to survive. I have reached the point in my life where i have ‘enough’ and my ‘enough’ is obviously a lot less than others but for me it’s plenty.

]]> By: Noah http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6559 Noah Wed, 19 May 2010 19:39:08 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6559 Man, I SO agree with this. I make a decent amount of money and people are always asking me why I don't upgrade this, or get that, etc., etc. Even though I grew up in an affluent neighborhood with very wealthy friends (not my family, though), I somehow made it through without ever having the desire for buying and buying and buying. Like you said, there is not a single thing wrong with this way of living. At all. And really, ALL of us could get rid of a lot of the stuff we have; even those of us who don't want as much as most people do. Man, I SO agree with this. I make a decent amount of money and people are always asking me why I don’t upgrade this, or get that, etc., etc. Even though I grew up in an affluent neighborhood with very wealthy friends (not my family, though), I somehow made it through without ever having the desire for buying and buying and buying.

Like you said, there is not a single thing wrong with this way of living. At all. And really, ALL of us could get rid of a lot of the stuff we have; even those of us who don’t want as much as most people do.

]]> By: Deb J http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 Deb J Wed, 19 May 2010 19:01:43 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6558 David, I so agree with you. I am not bothered by what others think any more. I know that "stuff" weighs me down and is just one more thing to take care of. My mother and I live together. She is 82 and still into stuff. She is doing better. It drives her nuts that my room is "bare". It only has a bed, a chair and a small shelf for my clock, kleenex and eyeglasses. There is nothing on the walls. She keeps bugging me to finish it. I keep telling her it IS finished. Gradually she is beginning to give away or sell all of the things she has stuffed in drawers or closets or in boxes in the shed. One thing that is nice is that she doesn't clutter surfaces so the rooms are fairly clean and calm. Of course, I would get rid of more if I could. But I have to remember that when she moved in with me at the beginning she went from a very full 3600 sq ft to 1440 and now 1248. Progress can sometimes be slow but it is still progress. David, I so agree with you. I am not bothered by what others think any more. I know that “stuff” weighs me down and is just one more thing to take care of. My mother and I live together. She is 82 and still into stuff. She is doing better. It drives her nuts that my room is “bare”. It only has a bed, a chair and a small shelf for my clock, kleenex and eyeglasses. There is nothing on the walls. She keeps bugging me to finish it. I keep telling her it IS finished. Gradually she is beginning to give away or sell all of the things she has stuffed in drawers or closets or in boxes in the shed. One thing that is nice is that she doesn’t clutter surfaces so the rooms are fairly clean and calm. Of course, I would get rid of more if I could. But I have to remember that when she moved in with me at the beginning she went from a very full 3600 sq ft to 1440 and now 1248. Progress can sometimes be slow but it is still progress.

]]> By: Sabine http://simpleorganizedlife.com/you-have-something-wrong-with-you-for-not-wanting-more-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 Sabine Wed, 19 May 2010 17:41:43 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=261#comment-6557 Hi there. Love your blog (: Thank you for addressing this. I've made a conscious effort not to judge my lifestyle as better or more fulfilling than that of the non-minimalists around me, so it's pretty disappointing when people I like and respect look down on it for being different from theirs. Hi there. Love your blog (:

Thank you for addressing this. I’ve made a conscious effort not to judge my lifestyle as better or more fulfilling than that of the non-minimalists around me, so it’s pretty disappointing when people I like and respect look down on it for being different from theirs.

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