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By: Courtney (Womenlivingwell.org)

Courtney (Womenlivingwell.org) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:22:12 +0000

Excellent post! So true!!! We Americans love to go to stuff mart and buy stuff!!!

Americans crave to be full – we want full stomachs, full closets, full garages, full toy boxes, and full calendars. Americans have more stuff than any nation in the world and we have placed our hope and dreams in this stuff.

I wrote a blog post about this here based on Ecclesiastes 6 titled “Are You Craving For Something More:

http://womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com/2009/10/are-you-craving-for-somthing-more.html

Hope it can encourage someone who is struggling with this.
Much Love,
Courtney

By: Andie

Andie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:52:14 +0000

Four years ago, my husband was transferred to Hurricane Katrina destroyed Biloxi, but only for a year or two. It was a great opportunity to make and save a ton of money. We bought a travel trailer and moved our three boys, 15, 11 and 2, in and to Biloxi, MS. I can not tell you how freeing this move was for us. We realized quickly what we *really* needed to live. We have been so happy with this move, we sold our house and live in our travel trailer full time. We have continued to travel around with my husband’s job allowing our kids to experience different cultures and areas of the US.

All of that to say, wonderful post and so true!

By: Candace

Candace — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:51 +0000

I always find that when I shuffle through my clutter there is always something to give away, something that is currently on a mental shopping list, and something I forgot I had that I could put to use. I think I’m going to start to de-clutter next time I feel the urge to shop! Thanks for the article.

By: Veracity

Veracity — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:21:26 +0000

Coming up with a budget is really difficult. Especially when you factor in all the things you think you need. It is very easy to get to a point where you are always spending your last dollar. I think learning to eliminate things that you think you need is really the key. Great article!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:05:09 +0000

We are trying to save up for a new home, our tiny place is cramped with soon-to-be four young bodies. Less is more is a mantra I need to be saying!

Here are 50 tips we came up with to make our pennies last a bit longer.

http://quirkymomma.com/2009/save-money/

Do you have more ideas I can add to this list? (and link/attribute to you).

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:06:53 +0000

Excellent article.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:52:58 +0000

This is an amazing guest post! My mother is a HUGE clutter freak. And i have a few friends who could read this also. Thanks for sharing this! I feel like cleaning out my closet now & making things a bit tidy around the house.

By: jamie

jamie — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:14 +0000

THANK YOU! I really needed to be reminded of this today! I do need to be grateful for the great things I have & stop feeling upset about not being able to buy the things I want NOW.

Thanks!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:40:16 +0000

What a great post! Amen, Amen, Amen! I need to remind myself of these principles almost daily. I think all of us are naturally discontent people in some way or another without the grace of God. We need Him to help up to be content and grateful. And the encouragement of our sisters in Christ helps a lot as well! Thanks so much.

By: Andreas Varro

Andreas Varro — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:29:50 +0000

Freedom is to me my biggest goal and vision. Total freedom to me is being able to do whatever i want, whenever i want and not need to Work. I do what i love for a living, but still as long as I’m working I’m not free. In order to reach freedom I need a way to finance my freedom. This desire have made me spend less on useless things.

I have reached a state in life where I understand that ‘less is more’ and that i don’t need hundreds of gadgets, It’s just as you wrote in your blog-post, More Things = Less Money + Less Time.

Thank you for sharing this, I believe more people need to realize the weight of your statements.

By: Aiming4Simple

Aiming4Simple — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:07 +0000

Love, love, LOVE these posts. Keep ‘em coming!

When I read this I think about how much time I’ve spend shopping and wishing for things, Instead, I could have been doing more worthwhile things, like connecting with friends and reaching out to my neighbors. We in America are so entangled with stuff and then tend to be so poor in relationships. Praying for change.

By: Milk Donor Mama

Milk Donor Mama — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:44 +0000

Thank you for this post. This has been the essence of my emotions the past year or so, since God impresed it upon me to start changing our lives so that I could become a stay at home mom.

I’m one who loves rummage sales, thrift stores, free “curb” piles, and when a relative calls and says “hey I have 5 dozen canning jars, want them?” and I’d say yes… getting out of that cycle, especially when you grew up deprived and in poverty, and have one parent who is a hoarder and another who is a collector… is difficult.

I’m not exactly sure what besides God could have put this into my head. As I’m now 20 weeks pregnant with our second, it is becoming more important to me than ever to to focus less on the “what” and more on the “who” in life.

thank you again!

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:09:47 +0000

Your point under more things equals less money and time reminds me of something my dad said from time to time when we were growing up. He would talk about picking a home or building a home that fit within our means on many levels. He pointed out that buying a home that was at the top of our budget limit was a bad purchase. Even if we could “afford it” we’d be setting ourselves up for a failure because then you to heat it, maintain it, park the right car in the driveway, but the right furniture to fill it, etc. Buying the right house means buying a home that fits within our budget on all of these levels. Otherwise, there is just this cascade of problems that really do take a toll on our lives.

By: Alisha

Alisha — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:55:52 +0000

Thank you. I will read this daily for atleast one week. I know all these things are true, but I must keep on reminding myself over and over and over again. I’m such a sucker for a deal. I am learning to pass up some deals and it is a much healthier way of life.