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KentuckyWoman

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29. I own a fraction of the stuff most people have - and I have too much.

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Mon Sep 27, 2021, 01:01 AM

Sep 2021

Other people think I'm frugal and minimal. I'm the kind with 2 purses - one of which I only use for funerals and weddings, and an everyday one. I am THAT sort.

We never were ones to buy but we were lucky. Stuff was built to last. Right now I'm sitting in a chair that was a hand it down to my parents ....

Though there is no clutter - I'm still a hoarder.

I save the twisties and the bags. I have a shelf of really nice boxes because someday I might need this box. And we won't even mention the drawer full of saved notions for mending things and the box under the sink with all the littles from the hotels. I can't even tell you the last time I bought a bar of soap or hand lotion. If it might be useful, I probably save it.

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Americans have too much money and too much stuff. [View all] cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 OP

Materialism has overwhelmed soul. Karadeniz Sep 2021 #1

There is a tipping point where to much stuff (And yes that can include money) cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #36

Absolutely!!! I watched the PBS show on WR Hearst last night... soul mate to Trump. Whatever Karadeniz Sep 2021 #41

yeah... something has to go out for me to bring in something new... but I always find away Demovictory9 Sep 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #6

Adults are the guilty ones....buying all that crap. They buy for themselves too, and when their PortTack Sep 2021 #3

Exactly! citizen blues Sep 2021 #28

Kudos to you!! PortTack Sep 2021 #34

Sounds like a George Carlin bit. Liberal In Texas Sep 2021 #4

My first thought BidenRocks Sep 2021 #23

My late wife used to manage a self storage center cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #45

Can't prove that by me. peacefreak2.0 Sep 2021 #5

On 15 July 1979 a president told the truth. roamer65 Sep 2021 #7

And America chose Reagan....and its taken 40 years..but I think the young people are done with Capt. America Sep 2021 #27

I have 50 acres, a comfortable bed, superior sunsets. audio options, and landscaping equipment. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2021 #8

It's obscene how many toys some kids have in America Diamond_Dog Sep 2021 #9

Some celeb kids have their own homes. LiberatedUSA Sep 2021 #44

Parents are stressed. Can't find quality time so they buy toys. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #10

Thankfully my little 1,000 square foot can only hold so much. sarcasmo Sep 2021 #11

More stuff and less time to enjoy it. AleksS Sep 2021 #12

Even as adults, we mistake toys for happiness localroger Sep 2021 #13

Welcome to DU, cinematicdiversions. nt littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #14

play is the work of childhood. mopinko Sep 2021 #15

There is very good eveidence that to many toys is worse for children than too few. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #17

"...despite our overabundance of wealth and stuff." myohmy2 Sep 2021 #16

Mountains o' Things... PoliticAverse Sep 2021 #18

Why single out toys? stopdiggin Sep 2021 #19

I think because the numbers are so shocking. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #21

and I was just riffing stopdiggin Sep 2021 #22

On occasions I read in an advice column how desperate parents question everything Sep 2021 #20

It is my second favorite advice column. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #24

Made me laugh. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #30

It's getting worse with Social Media and starting much earlier also JI7 Sep 2021 #25

just check out the land fill's ! more known as Waste Management ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #26

I own a fraction of the stuff most people have - and I have too much. KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #29

Sounds like a good practice to me NJCher Sep 2021 #31

Maybe but if a frugal one like me hoards then KentuckyWoman Sep 2021 #32

pssst....what's in the garage? NJCher Sep 2021 #33

I don't understand why you would leave what is usually your second biggest investment. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #35

Stuff, yes, money senseandsensibility Sep 2021 #37

All Americans? MineralMan Sep 2021 #38

Lottery winners... lame54 Sep 2021 #39

I don't have too much money, can I have some of yours? And a boat, yeah I need that too, thx! Shanti Shanti Shanti Sep 2021 #40

same obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #43

Yes, every child I know has far too many toys csziggy Sep 2021 #42