Comments on: More stuff can only bring more worry

By: Jeff Turner, The Joker Brokers, Ltd

Jeff Turner, The Joker Brokers, Ltd — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:16:45 +0000

Owning more stuff is always more stress. I like the picture of the yacht. One of my best times of my life is when I bought one. One of the second best times of my life is when I sold the same one.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:16:06 +0000

I agree with this up to a point. There are a few things I would definitely like to get — like a second car — though it will probably lead to a headache. (And, if our first car dies, I am not sure we’d replace it immediately.)

Then again, I’m looking at these purchases as future possibilities. It may end up being that, once we have the money, I won’t want to spend it.

And I definitely know the feeling about more stuff=more worry/stress. I routinely have nightmares where I have to pack up whatever I can (but travel light) and, of course, everything won’t fit. The whole dream is a landscape of stress and frustration. (Though I find it weird that, when we were actually moving, I didn’t have this dream once!)

I definitely wouldn’t want to acquire things for the sake of things — I love drooling over nice cars with my husband, but I really don’t care what I drive. And I’ve noticed that the more technology you get, the more you “need” — or at least the more you spend on its basic functions. (iPhone, I’m looking at you.)

I’m glad you’re not completely depriving yourself. A nice laptop is definitely a great investment for a blogger, and one or two big splurges once in awhile, is a good way to remember that you don’t want a place crammed with little things.

By: prasti

prasti — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:35 +0000

your comment of about the stress of ownership reminds me of how stressful it is to own a house. we’re living in the first house we’ve ever purchased, and before being a homeowner all we dreamed about was owning a home. how nice it would be to have our own house. to fix it up the way we want it. to make it look like this or add a little of that, etc. and now, sometimes we wish we were back to renting :).

love this post. i wish i had come to this realization a lot sooner in my life.

By: micki

micki — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:07 +0000

whoo-hoo preach it stew! great article, great place to get to in your life where you realize that owning more = more worry, stress and headache! God bless you and your family…

By: Jolyn@Budgets are the New Black

Jolyn@Budgets are the New Black — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:14 +0000

How does it go… “To whom much is given, much is required”? Reading this post reminded me of that, though I never thought of it in terms of material possessions before, but rather talents and personal traits and gifts. Kind of funny, really, because for your point you could say: “To whom much [stuff] is given, much is required!”