SHOPAHOLIC TO MINIMALIST | Financial Independence

These are 5 Ways I have changed my mindset about Money and Taken Back my Life! Through Financial Minimalism I am able to quit a job I was no longer enjoying and I was able to take trips of a life time!

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[bethkurland]

There is a whole different excitement when you walk out of a store with nothing because you were able to say no to purchasing 😊

[SophiaKimOfficial]

"I crave freedom"- I can relate so much. That's me since my early teenage years.

[szc]

So true, l was a shopaholic before n this year l’ve been trying to be a minimalist little by little and turn out am become more free from stressful as well and save more money of coz!

[lindajohnson]

With my job, I used to justify “retail therapy” to reduce my stress. Now retired I volunteer at a local charity that receives donations for homeless individuals moving into housing. The amount of “stuff” received that has to be sorted is a front row seat to the world of over consumption. Yikes.

[tammyathens]

Your story about the pool is spot on! It’s not just the cost of the pool but the chemicals, pump, etc. not to mention what your time is worth taking care of it. We have a pool and I love it but it is a labor of love and I don’t think people weigh all pros and cons. Great video! ❤

[MyCozyLife-Lisa]

Becky, this hits so close to home. Good for you for figuring this out at such a young age😊 I’m just figuring this out now at age 47 and so much of it is due to your videos. Aaahh… the time and money wasted over the years. We’ve been fortunate to have never been in debt, but the amount of money we have freely spent over the years could’ve been put to much better use. There’s nothing I can do about the past, but I’m very much looking forward to our future years and all of the traveling we can do and just the freedom we’ll have from living with less. I’m really trying to instill this in my kids too so they don’t have to learn the hard way. Thank you❤❤❤

[becky]

My friends got their little girl a pool last year. They didn't use it as much as they thought they would and it was difficult to store during the winter, etc., so they wound up selling it on FB Marketplace after only using it one season. They paid several hundred dollars for the pool and all the accessories and sold it all for $50. So that being said, sometimes if you really want something, it's worth looking into it secondhand. That way you don't have to invest a lot and maybe break even if you wind up selling it.

[bex]

Hey Becky, I've been living frugally by necessity at times & choice now for years but still have times where I get the urge to spend or convince myself that I need something, but now instead of just buying it I question it, wait & more often than not I realise that I really don't need that new thing & am so happy that I didn't buy it afterwards ❤️

[PetrichorIsNice]

Good points! It made me reflect on what I usually ask myself before a purchase.
My go-to questions before buying something (especially something more or less unnecessary) are:

-How to take care of it?

- Where would this go in my home? And! does it fit or is it kind of squeezed in?

- Will it go with/add to the overall ''vibe'' I want in my home?

- Does it come with/need extra accessories? (Even cords.) And where would I keep those?

- Is it actually the exact thing I want/need, or am I settling for something that's just good enough? (For certain things, that's okay. But more often not.)

- Will I be able to move it by myself? (E.g. furniture.)

- Does it have the same function as something I already have? And do I need two similar things, or is it worth replacing the one I have?

- Will it be useful in specifically MY life, or is it a thing that is generally useful for others (and I only THINK it would be for me too?)

- Does it give me the same kick I get from saving money? Not the purchase itself, but the actual usage of the thing. - It took some practice to be able to predict that more or less accurately. (It always feels great when I come to the end of a monthly pay period and see that I can save more money than I thought I'd be able to. If the item I'm considering getting doesn't really match that feeling, then I hold off until I know for sure.)

[treeintheroad]

Every time I buy something or get a gift it seems like I’m buying work for us.
The packaging needs to be dealt with, the item needs to be installed or found a place for, sometimes I don’t even like it.
I really step back and ask myself it I need it, if it’s worth the work, do I have space for it, is there something else that works in the same way.
I don’t want to buy work either!

[raquelkutsch]

I love buying only what I need - consumables!

[kristylively]

I love your content! So practical and honest ♥️

[rockyrodriguez]

First off, ❤. I love and appreciate your videos/channel as I continue my journey of simplifying and minimalism. My husband and I “played” the minimalism game together as our June challenge, and we both shared the concern of bringing in items into house and how we can “combat” that for the future since we have worked so hard to simplify and get to where we currently are. I really appreciate your idea of thinking about your hourly pay and purchases so much that I made sure to check my teacher salary and break it down by hour- thank you for that idea! I struggle with purses and shoes and upholding to no buy months. Can’t wait for more of your videos.

[NoseyFloridaGirl]

Very inspiring. Great ideas to rethink shopping habits !

[samanthadudley]

We just back from vacation and normally I would always buy something while on vacation but this time the only things we bought was food, a ticket for touring an old battleship and submarine for an experience with the kids, and we had to buy each of us a new pair of shoes ( the ones we bought with us got soaking wet while we were on the boat fishing on the river because a big rain storm came up and we all got soaked plus our shoes were getting wore out anyways and we were already saying we needed new ones, so that was the push for us to get new ones).

[healthylifeingredients]

I LOVE Nick!! He is my go to when I feel overwhelmed in life (my day-to day, my home, family, responsibilities, etc). I secretly would LOVE to try that, "be a monk for 30 days". I think I would thrive! Life can be so noisy and busy. I'm finding that even though I consider myself to be a minimalist, I'm still needing to calm my nervous system. I think I'm going to go further with minimalism.

[kensiblonde]

Fortunately I’ve never liked shopping. I get overwhelmed with all the choices and end up leaving the store. Even with that, I’ve bought plenty of dumb things over the years that I totally regret.

[adgreene]

Thank you so much for this video.
I am currently in the process of doing the same, and I wish that I had learned this mindset YEARS ago! :)

[tonyahartman]

Good stuff! Yes its not just the one purchase like a pool, so many other costs goes into alot that we buy. It was wye opening figuring out my hourly rate that i get paid at work and is that sweater worth an hour at work? Love it!

[ilanapeters]

Thank you for your videos, love from a fellow minimalist!