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Becoming a minimalist

sixstringsteve

sixstringsteve

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Location
UT
I often wondered what it'd be like if my wife weren't on the same page as me in minimalism yet. I remember my parents saying "this Christmas we'll be downscalign because Christmas shouldn't be about the presents, and you already have too much stuff." I just about died as a kid, that was the WORST NEWS EVER. It'd be tough with kids, because you can't expect a kid to have a minimalist mindset.
 
jeeper

jeeper

I live my life 1 dumpster at a time
Location
So Jo, Ut
glockman said:
I see a yamaha swing arm in there. You can through that out, you're an orange guy now!

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I was going to message you. I've got a lot of parts for that year bike, which is the same as that 125 you have.
 
jeeper

jeeper

I live my life 1 dumpster at a time
Location
So Jo, Ut
I made some great progress tonight. I have a garage at one of our rentals that has been the 'catch all' / storage unit for multiple years. I came home with a trailer load of 'stuff' to be sold/trashed/scrapped.

It really is amazing how all this stuff I have used to bring me some sort of (false) comfort, but now is just in my way.
 
RogueJeepr

RogueJeepr

Here!
Location
Utah
I need to do some major cleaning in my shop. I haven't cleaned up after the 32 build and some of my projects have overflowed into the garage. Having too much fun driving around .
Maybe by winter I'll make some progress.
 
jeeper

jeeper

I live my life 1 dumpster at a time
Location
So Jo, Ut
Here's one for you. I have this hat. I got it in December at a friends daughters B-day party. I like it because it is silly. I wore it to Capitol Reef back in march just for fun. I have 2 good sun hats already. I will never wear this as a functional hat camping or working. It serves only 1 purpose to me, which is to bring Humor to wherever I MIGHT wear it. So I decided to toss it.

Then, WHAAAAMM!!! it hits me: What if I get invited to a Hawaiian party in the future? I will NEED this! Maybe I can store it in the basement somewhere!

Then, SNAP.. back to reality... I can replace it in the future if I need another one.

.. WHAAAM! But what if I can't find a similar one!! What if they are more expensive than I want to pay!

How does a person win this inner battle??


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rholbrook

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Location
Kaysville, Ut
Give it to me and I will store it with all my fly fishing hats I dont wear and if you need it, let me know and I will let you borrow it with all my Hawian crap I have in the basement that we only use once a year at Lake Powell for one of our theme night diners. I have a hula skirt and a coconut manzier you can use with it.
 
sixstringsteve

sixstringsteve

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Location
UT
I'm finally starting to feel like a minimalist now.

[video=youtube;tG0pzoh5BLc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG0pzoh5BLc&index=11&list=PLWysv3wFKyy51uoVI85jdvMAEPOcmA6hr[/video]

It's amazing how much money we're saving by living simpler. Somehow I don't feel the urge to just spend and spend. I make rational (not emotional) purchases, which I never thought I'd be able to do in my life. While it doesn't solve all of life's problems, my life is much simpler now, which is a good thing.
 
jeeper

jeeper

I live my life 1 dumpster at a time
Location
So Jo, Ut
Great job Steve!

On thing I noticed, is that nothing in your storage shed was extremely valuable. Meaning, if you decide this current adventure doesn't work or feel right, anything can be repurchased as needed.
 
sixstringsteve

sixstringsteve

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Location
UT
We've sold all the valuable stuff.

I still have some good tools: drill press, a nice miller welder, metal band saw, and my entire tool chest. But I've sold thousands of dollars worth of stuff, and it feels great. It's freed up a lot of time and emotional stress that I didn't realize I felt.

Aside from those tools, everything I own fits in a 10'x10' box or trailer. That' a good feeling.
 
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