Is a simple life only for the wealthy? 💎 Slow living | Simple living | Cottagecore

Has a simple life become an exclusive luxury lifestyle only few can afford?
Over the months I got comments from so many of you who would love to live a simpler life but feel it is an almost unreachable dream. Let's chat about whether a simple and slow life in the countryside is truly a lifestyle for the wealthy and how we can live a simpler life no matter how much money we make.

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Liz

Related videos:

Chapters:
00:00 Is a simple life a luxury?
05:12 Possesions
06:16 Sustainability
07:35 Slowing down
09:00 Nature
10:25 That cottage in the countryside

[Areutherehello]

THANK YOU! Finally, someone addressed the elephant in the room. So far, the only people on YouTube that talked about slow living, and minimalism were rich. Of course, they can afford to slow down and lay on a beach.
Most of the world is hustling just to survive.
I'm glad there are other thoughts to consider regarding "simple living." Now, what about slow living? So tired of always rushing to go somewhere .

[XeniaSketchbookPages]

We bought our own house a few years ago. And we have a tiny garden. I have to use boxes with soil to spread the territory to grow herbs and vegetables. Spring planning is one of my favorite seasonal traditions ❤

[inspirationsetmerveilles]

Instead of buying a cabin in the countryside, my solution is to rent little cottages in nature for a month (wich is much less expensive than renting by nignts. And I spend one month here, one month there. It will take many years before I reach the price of a cabin I would buy myself! And I can change places! I walk in nature, contemplate its beauty, make videos on you Tube, draw, paint, write, read... Perfect for me! I come back to my small appartment to change the content of my suitcase, spend a few days to prepare my next trip, etc... Of course, I can do this because I am retired from my job, and have no familly charges... But I enjoy this way of life, and I'm gratefull I can live this way....

[karolinalul]

Omg your voice is so calming. New follower here 🥀🌻🌺🪻🌹🌷🌸 all the best for you . From Wales. 🤍♥️💚

[tanyajohnston]

Beautiful video with a great message. New subscriber 😊. I love thrifting, hiking or walking, reading, crocheting, journaling and planning to try embroidery. I will take a look at your past videos also. From Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

[ewamarczak-cssr]

Witaj Liz😊 fajnie mieć taki domek w lesie można się wyciszyć 🙏piękny las po którym spacerujesz 🌿na pewno miło przebywać w takim cudownym miejscu🌱 ja też tak się staram spokojnie żyć.Życzę Ci dużo takich cudownych dni na łonie natury🥀 Pozdrawiam cieplutko Ewa z Polski❤ ❤ ❤

[davidprice]

Living simple is a matter of degrees, ranging from the homeless person who lives day by day looking for a hand out, or doing odd jobs, to a privileged well to do that wants a change from their extravagant life style. I fall somewhere in between. For me I had to work pretty hard all my life to get and enjoy my simple life I have now. A roof over my head, good, nutritious food and an escape from too many responsibilities is all I desire now. I try to be satisfied and make do with what I have, rather than to always have more things, better accommodations, or expensive items..

[ManuelaChristina]

You speak from the hart dear Liz ❣️ i am myself search for such a lovely cottage in nature. I have not much but stay positive thinking 😊 may i ask wat lovely meal you eat 😊 it looks so yummy 😊 thanks for again such a beautiful video and sharing your experience with us. Have a nice week dear Liz ❣️

[trsg]

The start of the video with the images of the wood, the nature, the sounds of the birds and this cute little house...just WOW! 😀 Not that the whole video was not amazing but the intro was something else! ❤ As you said money gives us stability and to feel safe but for a simple life it's not what it matters the most! Rich or poor or somewhere in the middle we can still live a simple life even in countryside or in the city because it's about the mindset and the choices we make of how we want to live our life's! Sorry if I use some of the things you said but it's because I agree with everything! 😅🙃 I think I fell in love with this little cute house and I hope we can see it again in one of your future videos! 😁

[jojokimnyambura]

Beautiful. I love the video and am super interested in the wall light in the bedroom. Bringing such elements to my city apartment gives best of both worlds.

[pamelawalton]

I live in a busy town in a traditional 2 up 2 down vicotarian terrace house a small back garden surrounded by cars and people, and i live in a sustainable way its an attitude a mindset where I make choices to reduce the hustle and bustle to quieten the outside noise and also the internal noise which I believe is the root of our understanding of what a simple living means to us its a practice of gratitude and an appreciation of how to make the best of any given personal circumstance you can balance urban life with simplicity

[donnarakitzis]

When living a simple life is extremely difficult to obtain, something is wrong with society and government

[lovemadeinjapan]

I sometimes dream of a simple life in the countryside, but here in the Netherlands you best best is in the middle of the city as you can do anything on a bicycle, as you have access to nature (our city park is usually in better condition than the countryside sqeeuzed between pig farms), organic food, culture, basically everything. We have a rather small but new row house, with an extremely low mortgage and energy bill from the previous economic dip, so it enables us with a family of four to do everything from 2, 5+2, 5 work days (my husband and I work different days), so no childcare and other tax monstrocities messing up.
Maybe you can find a translation of Barbara Stok's adventures (graphic novel), she masters the simple life in the city. If the kids go out at 18, we will try the countryside variant when we hopefully have more time to grow own crops and do more house maintanance ourselves.

[donnarakitzis]

You’re right, a simple life doesn’t have to be lived in a cabin on a meadow

[davebruins]

Great video----we are prisoners of our possessions.

[melanieeven]

I am very worried about the thoughts of placing girls from the film on real events, so I try to watch your videos as affirmations, now in the spring time of depression I feel especially bad