Some Stuff I’ve Learned About Stuff
I’ve been reading more and more on minimalism lately, and more and more of it is speaking to me. And as a compulsive shopper, I like the idea of buying good things that last, as opposed to the many cheaper and crappy things I tend to buy.
Source: minimalmac.com
She had so much.
A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people.
Yet Tammy Strobel wasn’t happy. Working as a project manager with an investment management firm in Davis, Calif., and making about $40,000 a year, she was, as she put it, caught in the “work-spend treadmill.”
So one day she stepped off.
You can find the full article here. Very nice story on paring down your possessions and how happy various purchases can make you. Spoiler alert; a $100 night in a nice hotel room will make you happier than a $100 pair of shoes.
