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IMPULSES

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I saw this post this weekend via email through https://www.theminimalists.com/3030rule/ and had to share.  The below is a great way in which to process the need of impulse buying and maintain a minimalist lifestyle.  Having too much stresses me out so the idea below of a 30/30 Rule sounds pretty awesome.  With this I trust in the Guidance of my Angels.  We do not always need the fancy nick knacks, fancy gadgets, the pretty jewelry, etc… At the end of the day, it’s just stuff that you cannot take with you.  But life and adventures stay with you forever and provide you with more peace and fulfillment than any physical item can.

“To stave off impulse, I created a rule that helps me avoid unnecessary purchases.

If something I want costs more than $30, I ask myself whether I can get by without it for the next 30 hours. Hence, “the 30/30 Rule.” (If it’s $100 or more, I tend to wait 30 days.)

This extra time helps me assess whether or not this new thing will add value to my life. Often, after deliberating, I recognize my life will be better without the new widget, so I forgo the purchase.

If I do acquire the new item, though, I feel better about the acquisition because I brought it into my life with intention, not in the impulse of the moment.”

Thank you to the Minimalist’s for sharing this post.  It will be a huge help to others and myself.

Have an amazing week Angels!

JUST FOR WHEN …

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STUFF

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Too often we cling to the things we own “just in case” we might need them someday.

Of course, “someday” rarely arrives, and yet we continue to clutch tightly to the excess in our basements, attics, closets, junk drawers, and storage facilities—just in case.

Just. In. Case. The three most dangerous words in the English language. They encourage us to stockpile our junk as if it’s essential.

In reality, though, we can give ourselves permission to jettison the junk because we can replace nearly all of our just-in-case items for less than $20 in less than 20 minutes with the 20/20 Rule.

However, there are a few things we’re certain we’ll use in a definitive future. We call these belongings “just-for-when items.”

Nobody purchases their toilet paper one square at a time, their soap one droplet at a time, their toothpaste one nurdle at a time. We purchase a small stock of each of these products just for whenwe’ll need them.

The key to letting go, then, is to be honest about the trinkets we’re clinging to “just in case” we mightneed them and the goods we acquire “just for when” we will need them. If we do this properly, our excess begins to look a lot like junk, and it’s easier to unload.

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This post comes at a great time because since we are moving I have been donating so many items and just stuff that I can hardly believe it.  It’s all just stuff in the end.  Don’t get me wrong – I am keeping some items to be placed in storage for a short period until we figure out what exactly we are doing and where we will be living.  But, a lot of items (and I mean a lot) are being donated and/or given away.  We have dwindled down to being close to minimalists, but still have a ways to go yet,  I feel that sometime in the future we will definitely be minimalists permanently because they are just things that you can’t take with you and I would rather have more experiences than stuff.

It does feel good to get rid of it all and not have so much stuff.

Happy Weekend Angels!!

Always with Light and Love.

ARE YOU A MINIMALIST?

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I have gotten into the habit for a “long time” now to go through all of my things once or twice a year and donate anything that I have not used, worn, watched, etc. within a year. Why?  Because it is just stuff that is lingering and truly… if it was that important for me to use and have I would be using it more often than not.  So, it’s just stuff taking up space.

Everything we own can be placed in three piles.

Essentials. Few possessions should fall into this pile. These are the necessities we can’t live without: food, shelter, clothes. While the specifics change for each person, most of our needs are universal.

Nonessentials. In an ideal world, most of the things we own would fit in this pile. These are the objects we want in our lives because they add value. Strictly speaking, I don’t need a couch, a bookshelf, or a dining table in my livingroom, but these items enhance, amplify, or augment my experience of life.

Junk. Sadly, most of our things belong in this pile. These are the artifacts we like—or, more accurately, think we like—but they don’t serve a purpose or bring us joy. The average American home contains more than 300,000 items, and most of it is junk. While this junk often masquerades as indispensable, it actually gets in the way of a more meaningful life.

Of course, the personal effects in these piles are different for everyone. The widgets that add value to my life might be junk to you, and vice versa. The key, then, is to continue to question the things we bring into our lives, and to question the things we hold onto, because the stuff that adds value today might be tomorrow’s junk.

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Always with Light & Love Angels!!

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