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"you will own nothing and be happy" These are the words our so called elite whisper in our ears, the very words I know we all hate but I find it ironic that yeah, trying to adopt a minimalistic life style can create less mess, less things, and cleaner more organized home. You eventually come to find you don't need a large lavish home to happy life. But I can't seem to get out of this mindset. I want a bigger home. I want to have that bad ass muscle car that was once an affordable dream of mine now seems almost unachievable. I e been priced out. Hobbies of mine I've fallen out of because it's too expensive. I've ultimately decided to try and create this minimal lifestyle in hope I can have more freedom. Or is this a way I have to now justify things because I can't get what I thought was once achievable. What are your all's thoughts? I'm trying to get out debt but I find it hard nowadays. I have a stay at home wife and two kids. Drive to paid off older cars, live in a garage less 1200sqft house single level on about half an acre. Barely contributing to a retirement.

"you will own nothing and be happy" These are the words our so called elite whisper in our ears, the very words I know we all hate but I find it ironic that yeah, trying to adopt a minimalistic life style can create less mess, less things, and cleaner more organized home. You eventually come to find you don't need a large lavish home to happy life. But I can't seem to get out of this mindset. I want a bigger home. I want to have that bad ass muscle car that was once an affordable dream of mine now seems almost unachievable. I e been priced out. Hobbies of mine I've fallen out of because it's too expensive. I've ultimately decided to try and create this minimal lifestyle in hope I can have more freedom. Or is this a way I have to now justify things because I can't get what I thought was once achievable. What are your all's thoughts? I'm trying to get out debt but I find it hard nowadays. I have a stay at home wife and two kids. Drive to paid off older cars, live in a garage less 1200sqft house single level on about half an acre. Barely contributing to a retirement.
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[–] • 1 pt last month

Individuals want to own less so they can have more options and control over their future. Elites want you to own less so you're more dependent on them. Polar opposites in outcome.

[–] • 1 pt last month

That's what I need to keep in mind. But it also feels like I scrape by sometimes trying to get that breathe of air to just keep above water. I tell myself it'll be okay and I'll get through it. Call it what you want I suppose, I think I've been a bit better trying to control lifestyle creep the more I make. I'll keep the ship moving forward. Feels good to vent with people who do understand. My family on the other hand can't understand why I feel the way I do. They don't understand and judge me for not being happy or not feeling satisfied in life.

[–] • 0 pt last month

I think that a sense scarcity can drive excess material acquisition, so poor people tend to have more junk that they're attached to (more well-off people can accumulate junk but it's just stuff to them, a practical matter of benefit versus storage costs).