Comments on: How to Avoid Scaling Your Life-Overhead With Your Income http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: theoneinpink http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3797 theoneinpink Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:25:46 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3797 Just stumbled upon your blog, browsing through some of your old posts. These are wonderful tips. I have to say it made me think twice about my lifestyle! Just stumbled upon your blog, browsing through some of your old posts. These are wonderful tips. I have to say it made me think twice about my lifestyle!

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By: finallygettingtoeven.com http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 finallygettingtoeven.com Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:58:21 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3767 If we aren't spending all life's precious hours out looking for more things to surround ourselves with we just might find that we have a few more hours in the day to enjoy the things that really matter. Stop the stuff! If we aren't spending all life's precious hours out looking for more things to surround ourselves with we just might find that we have a few more hours in the day to enjoy the things that really matter. Stop the stuff!

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By: Anjipants http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3748 Anjipants Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:56:25 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3748 Great points! I am having a garage sale next weekend to purge all my unnecessary things! I spent a month in Norway in May and, when staying in my hosts homes, although they had really nice things, there was no clutter. It made me think about my mess of a house back home and I live in clutter. When I came home, it was a lot easier to analyze my things and what REALLY meant something to me. Being sentimental is the biggest reasons someone is a pack rat! I am learning to keep only those things that have a function, thanks to you! And I have also stopped buying souvenirs...all they are is something else to dust! When it comes to a car, mine is about to die and I am not planning on fixing it or replacing it. But I live in a po-dunk town in Northern Michigan where public transport is hit-or-miss and we have winter 7 months out the year. So what happens when you like where you live (thus not wanting to move) but still want to get around without a car? Am I S.O.L.? When its summer, I ride my bike to go grocery shopping, but its not always feasible to ride everywhere, like in Portland, for example. Which would be a city I could move to, but not right now. Great points! I am having a garage sale next weekend to purge all my unnecessary things! I spent a month in Norway in May and, when staying in my hosts homes, although they had really nice things, there was no clutter. It made me think about my mess of a house back home and I live in clutter. When I came home, it was a lot easier to analyze my things and what REALLY meant something to me. Being sentimental is the biggest reasons someone is a pack rat! I am learning to keep only those things that have a function, thanks to you! And I have also stopped buying souvenirs…all they are is something else to dust! When it comes to a car, mine is about to die and I am not planning on fixing it or replacing it. But I live in a po-dunk town in Northern Michigan where public transport is hit-or-miss and we have winter 7 months out the year. So what happens when you like where you live (thus not wanting to move) but still want to get around without a car? Am I S.O.L.? When its summer, I ride my bike to go grocery shopping, but its not always feasible to ride everywhere, like in Portland, for example. Which would be a city I could move to, but not right now.

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By: stanigator http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 stanigator Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3725 I never paid attention to how mass media encourage you to buy things, but that is a good point. I have recently written about how useless it is to consume mass media from a different perspective (<a href="http://blog.sysil.com/?p=471" rel="nofollow">http://blog.sysil.com/?p=471</a>).<br><br>On a separate note, I have also criticised about how some top of the line gadgets can't really perform certain jobs well.<br><br>Btw, my informational product is about using self-education and optimization techniques to thrive in the typical electrical engineering undergrad educational grind. The minimalist techniques are central to that. Stay tuned... I never paid attention to how mass media encourage you to buy things, but that is a good point. I have recently written about how useless it is to consume mass media from a different perspective (http://blog.sysil.com/?p=471).

On a separate note, I have also criticised about how some top of the line gadgets can't really perform certain jobs well.

Btw, my informational product is about using self-education and optimization techniques to thrive in the typical electrical engineering undergrad educational grind. The minimalist techniques are central to that. Stay tuned…

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By: Jaime http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 Jaime Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:40:49 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3723 Oh I liked reading this post, I used to think that I was deprived but a couple of weeks ago I was thinking about how much stuff was enough for me in life , and that I am not deprived. In fact anyone who lives in advanced countries such as the U.S., Canada, England, Hong Kong, Australia, etc. has more than enough.<br><br>Also if you're a poor person in an advanced country, you are still better off than most of the world. According to the U.S. government The 2000 Census indicates that 73% of U.S. poor own automobiles, 76% have air conditioning, 97% own refrigerators, 62% have cable or satellite TV, and 73% have microwaves. <br><br>So yea most poor people in the U.S. are better off than most of the world. Oh I liked reading this post, I used to think that I was deprived but a couple of weeks ago I was thinking about how much stuff was enough for me in life , and that I am not deprived. In fact anyone who lives in advanced countries such as the U.S., Canada, England, Hong Kong, Australia, etc. has more than enough.

Also if you're a poor person in an advanced country, you are still better off than most of the world. According to the U.S. government The 2000 Census indicates that 73% of U.S. poor own automobiles, 76% have air conditioning, 97% own refrigerators, 62% have cable or satellite TV, and 73% have microwaves.

So yea most poor people in the U.S. are better off than most of the world.

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By: shannonandkids http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 shannonandkids Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:30:17 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3681 If you haven't seen this site yet <a href="http://www.sixitemsorless.com" rel="nofollow">www.sixitemsorless.com</a> you might find it interesting. A group of people around the world are participating in this experiment to wear six items of clothing or less during 30 days, "examining the power of what we don't wear". Not exactly a minimalist lifestyle but it's a start and it gets people thinking. Perhaps the start of a movement…. If you haven't seen this site yet http://www.sixitemsorless.com you might find it interesting. A group of people around the world are participating in this experiment to wear six items of clothing or less during 30 days, “examining the power of what we don't wear”. Not exactly a minimalist lifestyle but it's a start and it gets people thinking. Perhaps the start of a movement….

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By: 8 Minimalist Lessons from Henry David Thoreau | Step 1 Minimalist http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 8 Minimalist Lessons from Henry David Thoreau | Step 1 Minimalist Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:05:31 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3680 [...] You may love to read productivity and minimalism blogs, but what does that matter if you don’t actually produce something valuable? Reading about your passions is great, but be sure to apply those lessons to your own projects and creations. Education doesn’t stop after high school, college or graduate school end. In fact, why not read a book each week for the rest of your life? [...] [...] You may love to read productivity and minimalism blogs, but what does that matter if you don’t actually produce something valuable? Reading about your passions is great, but be sure to apply those lessons to your own projects and creations. Education doesn’t stop after high school, college or graduate school end. In fact, why not read a book each week for the rest of your life? [...]

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By: shreyans http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3677 shreyans Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:06:01 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3677 My big question, as I prepare my own list of 100 things, is: did you count each pair of underwear and socks as 1 thing? My big question, as I prepare my own list of 100 things, is: did you count each pair of underwear and socks as 1 thing?

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By: Noah Fleming http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3676 Noah Fleming Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:47:21 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3676 Thanks for this post Everett. I've saved this for future reference. If anything, this is a fantastic reminder of the small ways one can make a big difference in their own life. But it's so much more than that.<br><br>Thanks for this post.<br>Noah Thanks for this post Everett. I've saved this for future reference. If anything, this is a fantastic reminder of the small ways one can make a big difference in their own life. But it's so much more than that.

Thanks for this post.
Noah

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By: Frugal Babe » Blog Archive » Avoiding Lifestyle Inflation Helped Us Buy Our New Furnace http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/how-to-avoid-scaling-your-life-overhead-with-your-income/comment-page-1/#comment-3675 Frugal Babe » Blog Archive » Avoiding Lifestyle Inflation Helped Us Buy Our New Furnace Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:36:24 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=1798#comment-3675 [...] wanted to share a post that Far Beyond The Stars author Everett Bogue wrote this morning about avoiding lifestyle inflation.  Everett has been very successful at increasing his income over the last several months, but [...] [...] wanted to share a post that Far Beyond The Stars author Everett Bogue wrote this morning about avoiding lifestyle inflation.  Everett has been very successful at increasing his income over the last several months, but [...]

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