Comments on: The Zen of Giving Away Your Stuff http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Michelle http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-544301 Michelle Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:10:39 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-544301 Great article! I have felt the same way for the past three years, actually since we sold our comfortable smaller house and bought a bigger brand new house. What a wake up call! I didn’t need a natural disaster to discover I don’t need this big house and all the crap that filled it. You are right, more to clean. Takes more of my time that I would wrather spend with my husband and my son. I’ve always said, things don’t matter, I can’t take it with me when I die. Relationships are more important to me. The older I get the more people I know have passed on. Life is just too short to stress out about all of this crap. I just wish it didn’t cost us 150,000 to discover I don’t need it or want it and it doesn’t make me happy. All of that money and we didn’t even make a dent we might as well be renting. I’m sorry if I’m rambling, it’s 2am and lately this is all I can think about. I want out of this money pit. I want a simple life. I want to enjoy every minute of every day that I have with my family.

Thank you for your article. I feel validated! Take care.

]]> By: Weekend Roundup- Dow Up 900 Points Edition | Think Your Way to Wealth http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-455728 Weekend Roundup- Dow Up 900 Points Edition | Think Your Way to Wealth Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:21:42 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-455728 [...] The Zen of Giving Your Stuff Away-at Saving Advice-Great story on how hurricane Katrina changed the author’s feelings on her possessions- Living in the New Orleans area myself, even though I did not lose anything, I have similar feelings about my possessions now. [...]

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]]> By: Value For Your Life http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-454130 Value For Your Life Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:04:08 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-454130 I couldn’t agree more. I’m also glad to hear that Squeaky had a change of heart!

Sincerely,
Amanda

]]> By: Daphne http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-452938 Daphne Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:44:14 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-452938 Great post. Glad you made it though the hurricane just fine. Yes it’s amazing how something like that makes you realise what’s really important.

I do spring cleaning once a year, and it’s so therapeutic giving away what I don’t need. You just reminded me that perhaps it’s time to do it again!

]]> By: Sharon http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-448071 Sharon Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:11:41 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-448071 I loved this post. Very thought provoking. Thanks very much.

]]> By: Linda http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-448039 Linda Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:29:10 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-448039 I agree with you wholeheartedly. When I downsized to a smaller place, I let go of many things. I still have lots of photos to probably let go of, however. Whenever I bring home a new or gently used item, I try to replace it with something else, and take that like-item to a second hand store, or Freecycle it. It’s such a great feeling to share things with the universe!

]]> By: Carol http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-447962 Carol Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:32:01 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-447962 I am so glad that Squeeky made it!
I totally agree with all that you wrote about. I am a clutter-phobic. My bf teases me about ‘de-clutterizing’ all of the time. I dont like to have ‘stuff’ and I think we are all better off without it. The less that I buy they less that is made and I know that is not good for the economy but it is better for the earth to not have the chemicals and air pollution coming from the factories making the junk and the landfills that fill up when people decide to throw their junk in them. I am a huge participant in my local ‘freecycle’ organization. It is online shopping for free. We all need to recycle, reuse and stop buying ‘stuff’!

]]> By: Alex http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/09/30/the-zen-of-giving-away-your-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-447951 Alex Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:06:26 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=2883#comment-447951 I can only Amen your wonderful article–especially the first paragraph. I’ve learned the hard way, and I’m still trying to get rid of all the stuff I foolishly bought (yes, most of it on credit cards0 that was supposed to make me happy and has had the opposite effect. Thank you, Denise, for your insight, wisdom, and priceless
advice.
P.S. I’m so glad Squeaky made it through Katrina.

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