http://www.livingbehindthecurve.com/2007/06/01/11-things/ Simple. Frugal. Fabulous. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:45:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.livingbehindthecurve.com/2007/06/01/11-things/#comment-14 Hype-Jersey Sun, 03 Jun 2007 22:56:39 +0000 http://www.livingbehindthecurve.com/2007/06/01/11-things/#comment-14 When I was in school, it was the simplest time of my life. I was on a fixed stipend and I had no social life. These were the days before online banking, and it still only took me 2 minutes to pay all of my bills each month. I paid rent, phone and car insurance. I also had a very limited amount of "stuff." Stuff complicates life. If you have a car, then you have to pay insurance and repairs and maintenance and you have to clean it and you spend time and energy doing these things. Having a house is a million times more complicating than that. So I am also trying to simplify my life. When I buy something, I have to think about whether or not it's really worth the energy to maintain it and store it. Take digital cameras. Some people really like them, but I don't use them all that much. And when I get one, then I'll have to hassle with batteries and uploading crap to my computer and then storing it somewhere etc... So for now, no digital camera for me. I miss my days in grad school. Everyone I knew was "poor" because we were all in the same boat. I think this society pushes us to constantly consume. When I was in school, it was the simplest time of my life. I was on a fixed stipend and I had no social life. These were the days before online banking, and it still only took me 2 minutes to pay all of my bills each month. I paid rent, phone and car insurance. I also had a very limited amount of “stuff.” Stuff complicates life. If you have a car, then you have to pay insurance and repairs and maintenance and you have to clean it and you spend time and energy doing these things. Having a house is a million times more complicating than that. So I am also trying to simplify my life. When I buy something, I have to think about whether or not it’s really worth the energy to maintain it and store it. Take digital cameras. Some people really like them, but I don’t use them all that much. And when I get one, then I’ll have to hassle with batteries and uploading crap to my computer and then storing it somewhere etc… So for now, no digital camera for me. I miss my days in grad school. Everyone I knew was “poor” because we were all in the same boat. I think this society pushes us to constantly consume.

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