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They say the things you own, end up owning you. I find that to be true the older I get. So I started looking into minimalism. I like it, within reason. I'm in the process of downsizing things in general including preps. Starting to really feel at a gut level the "the things you own, end up owning you" saying.
I think some of the minimalist videos are a bit extreme, they have 100 items. Great, no plunger, no coffee machine, no lawn mower, etc. so you end up having to buy coffee and hire help all the time to cut your lawn, fix your toilet, etc. Or if you're in the current situation, not having toilet paper, food, water, sanitizer, self defense items, etc. you're in a bad situation...
But I feel like there is a point where too much is the opposite end of the extreme. I don't need years worth of TP, years worth of food.
Anyone else run into this and downsize a bit? Can prepping and minimalism co-exist? How do you find balance, what is the question you ask yourself for each item whether to keep or sell it?
I think some of the minimalist videos are a bit extreme, they have 100 items. Great, no plunger, no coffee machine, no lawn mower, etc. so you end up having to buy coffee and hire help all the time to cut your lawn, fix your toilet, etc. Or if you're in the current situation, not having toilet paper, food, water, sanitizer, self defense items, etc. you're in a bad situation...
But I feel like there is a point where too much is the opposite end of the extreme. I don't need years worth of TP, years worth of food.
Anyone else run into this and downsize a bit? Can prepping and minimalism co-exist? How do you find balance, what is the question you ask yourself for each item whether to keep or sell it?