Comments on: I like “stuff” http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:52:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-13422 How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:09:35 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-13422 [...] daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...] [...] daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...]

]]> By: How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ « Credit Tips Today http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-13419 How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ « Credit Tips Today Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:10:56 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-13419 [...] daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...] [...] daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...]

]]> By: How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ | Money Talks News http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-13418 How to Embrace ‘Frugal Materialism’ | Money Talks News Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:00:24 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-13418 [...] of what you want?My daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...] [...] of what you want?My daughter, who blogs at I Pick Up Pennies, wrote about this in a post called “I like stuff.” Abby enjoys clothes, accessories, and technology. She wishes she could be a minimalist, but she [...]

]]> By: NeedaGadget http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-3704 NeedaGadget Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:37:59 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-3704 This is a nice post ! continue the good work! This is a nice post ! continue the good work!

]]> By: Lovely Las Vegas http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2899 Lovely Las Vegas Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:42:56 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2899 Great article! There are many ways of being frugal. Just as there are many layers of savings, investing, etc. Doing what works for you and your family is the most important thing. Great article! There are many ways of being frugal. Just as there are many layers of savings, investing, etc. Doing what works for you and your family is the most important thing.

]]> By: secondchancefit http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 secondchancefit Fri, 28 May 2010 15:21:25 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2550 I don't think that being minimalist necessarily means that you don't *want* stuff, just that you don't have a lot of it. Or are paring it down. Even as I am cleaning out and cleaning out, there are still things that I want. I just don't buy them. Usually :) I don't think that being minimalist necessarily means that you don't *want* stuff, just that you don't have a lot of it. Or are paring it down. Even as I am cleaning out and cleaning out, there are still things that I want. I just don't buy them. Usually :)

]]> By: Why we buy http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2541 Why we buy Thu, 27 May 2010 14:55:39 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2541 [...] define a lot of frugalists. Then again, who wants to be defined by an absence of things? Not even minimalists, I [...] [...] define a lot of frugalists. Then again, who wants to be defined by an absence of things? Not even minimalists, I [...]

]]> By: catseye http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2464 catseye Wed, 19 May 2010 03:32:42 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2464 I like to think that I've achieved a happy medium between minimalism and materialism. I was raised by a true minimalist of a mother. The home I lived in was anywhere from spartan to barren. No pictures or decor on the walls, very few knick knacks, very few electronics. (To be fair, though, there really weren't that many electronics for the average consumer in the 60's and 70's.) And only three, count 'em, three books in the house! She had no hobbies and didn't collect anything. I hated living like that and thought she was stingy. My dad, on the other hand, has always liked his toys and loves to travel. And because he made more money, he lived a more middle-class lifestyle. I also thought he was stingy towards me after their divorce. And I still resent the fact that I didn't get more goodies out of him during his visits. I'm sorry, where was I? So compared to mom, I'm a raging, out-of-control consumer. Compared to dad, I'm positively monkish in my lifestyle. Above the saddle, no rider. Below the saddle, no horse. ;o) I like to think that I've achieved a happy medium between minimalism and materialism. I was raised by a true minimalist of a mother. The home I lived in was anywhere from spartan to barren. No pictures or decor on the walls, very few knick knacks, very few electronics. (To be fair, though, there really weren't that many electronics for the average consumer in the 60's and 70's.) And only three, count 'em, three books in the house! She had no hobbies and didn't collect anything. I hated living like that and thought she was stingy.
My dad, on the other hand, has always liked his toys and loves to travel. And because he made more money, he lived a more middle-class lifestyle. I also thought he was stingy towards me after their divorce. And I still resent the fact that I didn't get more goodies out of him during his visits. I'm sorry, where was I?
So compared to mom, I'm a raging, out-of-control consumer. Compared to dad, I'm positively monkish in my lifestyle. Above the saddle, no rider. Below the saddle, no horse. ;o)

]]> By: paranoidasteroid http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 paranoidasteroid Tue, 18 May 2010 14:31:04 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2458 I feel like minimalism has become almost a status symbol in itself. Instead of showing off your $10,000 Ming vase (note: I have no idea how much Ming vases are actually worth), you show off that there is literally nothing on any surface of your home. I'm definitely not a minimalist, judging by my closet. I also grew up ina sort of cluttered & comfortable home, so I like having the little knicknacks everywhere. I feel like minimalism has become almost a status symbol in itself. Instead of showing off your $10,000 Ming vase (note: I have no idea how much Ming vases are actually worth), you show off that there is literally nothing on any surface of your home.

I'm definitely not a minimalist, judging by my closet. I also grew up ina sort of cluttered & comfortable home, so I like having the little knicknacks everywhere.

]]> By: a.b. http://ipickuppennies.net/2010/05/i-like-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 a.b. Tue, 18 May 2010 04:32:26 +0000 http://ipickuppennies.net/?p=1509#comment-2455 I'm pretty into minimalism. But I agree with Meg that the concept needs adjustment. I like not having stuff I don't need, but you certainly wouldn't consider our life spartan. I do like functional stuff. In fact, after BofA slashed my credit limits I lost my sense of loyalty to them, and now Key Bank is offering an ipod tough for new accounts. Totally doing it. I'm pretty into minimalism. But I agree with Meg that the concept needs adjustment. I like not having stuff I don't need, but you certainly wouldn't consider our life spartan. I do like functional stuff. In fact, after BofA slashed my credit limits I lost my sense of loyalty to them, and now Key Bank is offering an ipod tough for new accounts. Totally doing it.

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