Yeah, the right comparison isn’t a two bedroom suite (i.e., three rooms total) to two adjoining rooms. If comparing a three room set up with two bedrooms and a living room to a two room set up, of course the 2 room is cheaper. I have 2 kids and when we travel, we typically try to get a one bedroom suite (one bedroom…

Here’s an idea. With all those new-fangled computers and whatnot how tough would it be to:

Feed chicken paprikash to the pet flamingo: Noted.

I was really excited to read this. But it’s a video. Chances of my getting to it at some point are low.

Do you find that to be inversely correlated with experience?

A good friend of mine struggles financially because she is simply unable to get out from under the weight of medical bills. She was with a group of parents standing on the playground after school, talking about this and that... And one of the dads brought up minimalism, and how GREAT it is, and how SIMPLE and EASY his…

I had my own epiphany when I started traveling more. Dragging around two large suitcases was a royal pain in the butt, especially when I realized that most of the stuff accompanied me because I just felt like I needed it, or might need it. (...and then the airlines were charging an arm and a leg)

I grew up in a hoarder home, and I definitely have the tendency. The urge to keep stuff you don’t “need” is absolutely about anxiety and depression, more than it is about sensible stocking up. Poor people and people suffering from hoarding can and do overlap, but for hoarders it’s not really that much of a conscious…

Man, SAME. I grew up poor in a filthy home where no one saw the floor for years at a time. Now I’m an adult making six figures. My feelings about stuff are complicated as hell. I have absolutely noticed that the more money I have, the more comfortable I feel not keeping things around (I feel more comfortable in…

Yeah, I have no idea what an 80 dollar shirt has to do with a minimalist lifestyle. I read Marie Kondo’s book and she’s all about repurposing stuff you already have rather than buying anything, much less new clothes. I KonMari’ed my clothes, and if anything, it made me less likely to buy something. I used to fumble…

It’s not entirely wrong. I have read a variety of decluttering books and articles, including Marie Kondo’s, and they definitely say “you can always buy a new one,” so there is that element of classism in assuming that one will always have the disposable income to replace anything in their household.

I want to tell some of my minimalist friends that, “Hey, your only hobby is Netflix,” when they chime in about my stuff.

If you have hobbies, like REAL hobbies, beyond saying “I’m a foodie” then you have to own stuff. If you like to work on your car, your motorcycle, your bicycles, and still keep up with your painting…

I LOVE MY STUFF

you had me until “limousine liberals”, and also from my own experience growing up poor in a home of hoarders. So my life experience is the exact opposite of yours, but I don’t blame any of the misunderstanding on some political 1 liner. People are all different.

Soaking is not a lie. Soaking for anything over an hour is. That’s just rebranded laziness or “I don’t wanna”.

I totally agree about gluten and all the "frees," but not MSG.

This!

Morton's salt has other stuff added to make it pour better. And do supply iodine to those who never eat a bit of seafood—those goiters are ugly! But Kosher salt is pure salt & quite cheap.

MSG is a migraine trigger for some women. My neurologist worked on one of the studies, which showed that it caused periocranial muscle sensitivity.

I agree with article generally (especially the MSG stuff, praise Jesus), but "salt is salt" is overstating things a bit. My understanding is that there is basically no way you're going to detect a flavor difference between different kinds of salt, but the textural differences are (obviously) quite real. The crunchy…