There's a side to minimalism that folks don't talk about.
On a limited income, there is a lot of difference between 'Do I want that?' and 'Can I afford that?' Extra pillows? A decorative coffee mug? Your thirty-fourth pair of shoes? Those things are all optional and are the kind of things that a minimalist will eschew. They are things that a person on a limited income doesn't even bother to consider. There is no questioning if it will bring joy, the fact is that buying extra stuff means there will be no food on the table, no shoes on the feet, and no heat in the home.
Minimalism is for the rich. If not the actual rich, then the folks who have achieved 'enough' and can look at 'extra.'
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