consumerism

When I was 18 I had a car and a job.

Why did I have a job?
To pay for my car.

Why did need a car?
To get to my job.

One day, I awoke from the spell and had a revelation that would change my life. I saw that I was trapped in a vicious cycle. So I sold my car and got a moped. I asked my boss to cut my hours down and spent my extra time at the beach singing. This has been pretty much my attitude to life ever since and I've never looked back. When it comes to a choice between freedom to choose what I do with my time versus the aquisition of goods, I choose freedom every time. Recently someone told me about this site which pretty much sums up that revelation.

http://www.storyofstuff.com

To this day I keep as few material possesions as I can. Everything I own gets vigorously used. Anything which isn't used is sold. I buy pretty much everything 2nd hand and when I do buy something new, I will pay a bit extra to get the best quality, most durable thing I can find.

I'm pretty happy with this lifestyle. It has afforded me the ability to be time rich. So many people are time impoverished. It's a shame, because advertising and mass media has brainwashed them into believing that consumption is more important than freedom.

Surrounding yourself with a bunch of throwaway useless stuff is one of the most tragic deceptions of modern life. The thing that is most precious in life is TIME. My goal is to be a time-lionaire.