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56 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 07 March 2013 04:33AM

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Comment author: RomeoStevens 08 March 2013 09:15:42PM *  48 points [-]

A major mental change that allowed me to own less things was someone mentioning "treat craigslist as free storage." The idea being that if you ever really need X you can get it fairly easily. But this extends to retail goods as well. I now keep in mind that everything that costs<(.1)(paycheck) is already mine and I only go pick it up if I really, actually, need it.

Comment author: Joshua_Blaine 06 June 2014 09:44:26PM 1 point [-]

This is a nice comment. It's a useful frame of reference and I especially like it because it jives well with the intuitions I've developed since I started studying Economics. And probably my identity as a Neat Person and someone who enjoys experiences over things.