tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post8625673955275621186..comments2023-09-04T17:39:31.026+02:00Comments on Be Freckled: Let's Talk [V1.2]English Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09310504863761844480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post-12691923699248720782012-07-16T03:22:54.515+02:002012-07-16T03:22:54.515+02:00Such a good post! =) Consumerism is a real probl...Such a good post! =) Consumerism is a real problem in America. I can't speak for the rest of the world, as I don't live there, but it's certainly an issue here. IMO there is too much advertisments about the next newest thing we don't really need and too much of a desire to "keep up with the jones's" and we just end up making ourselves deeply unhappy and swamped with debt. Michael & I are working extra hard to pay off our credit cards, and they will be nearly all gone within the next 3 years. We don't use them at all now, unless like the car explodes or something. Also, I was thinking the other day that I would try and stop buying new health & beauty products until I've used one up - for instance, I don't need another mascara if I already have 2. And I have several partially used bottles of lotion/shampoo/whatever just taking up space in my tiny house.<br /><br />I purge and donate clothes/shoes/kitchen supplies regularly. Sadly, I buy clothes & shoes a lot too. But the first step, I think, is to be aware. Then we can move forward!Maggie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16034170924016899732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post-18460774843231536352012-07-15T15:55:34.494+02:002012-07-15T15:55:34.494+02:00This was a great post! I look forward to the next ...This was a great post! I look forward to the next one! I'm a bit like you, I do hoard and I do buy 'stuff', but equally I tend not to buy things (clothes less so - dresses just get me!) until I need them (ie the old one has broken/been lost/worn out etc.) and I try to recycle/give away/re-use anything I'm done with in one way or another. I love shopping at second hand, vintage or handmade places (ok, this is mostly because I love the clothes, but it also feels good to be buying things that haven't been mass produced as cheaply as possible by people being paid nothing) but that's not to say I never shop high street. I do. I don't know, I think there is a balance somewhere between having 50 different coffee makers that never get used and having nothing but the clothes you stand up in. Just my thoughts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post-64077036449661118032012-07-14T21:04:47.891+02:002012-07-14T21:04:47.891+02:00I love this post - it's good to take a step ba...I love this post - it's good to take a step back and realize how blessed we are to have these "issues."Alyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894357457181031723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post-80913922698109809262012-07-14T20:15:24.519+02:002012-07-14T20:15:24.519+02:00What a great post =) I totally get that sentiment,...What a great post =) I totally get that sentiment, we should think about that stuff more often. <br />When I moved last year, I decluttered. Since then I have been trying not to buy that much, but to make something myself with the use of old stuff, like turning old clothes into something I'll actually wear. Has been fun so far!Cocaloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080659207047681801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692877385745330684.post-70452047553897848902012-07-14T13:32:56.019+02:002012-07-14T13:32:56.019+02:00We are most likely getting ready to enter into the...We are most likely getting ready to enter into the world of not having very much. If we move to Cambodia we get to take 2 suitcases each. All the things we want and need have to fit into 2 suitcases. I am fine with that actually. Remember, I want a 874 sq. ft. house. My problem is where to start in getting rid of all the junk that we have already accumulated. It is quite overwhelming. At least I know that we won't have to haul any winter clothes with us. That takes care of a lot right there. :)<br /><br />I love you, <br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com