I Am Not Materialistic

“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough, but not too much, who are the happiest.” ~ Peace Pilgrim...

I drive a 1980 Mazda 929. It's awful to look at but it gets me from point A to point B. I don't spend a lot of money on clothing, though if I had more money I would buy more clothing. I don't need it though. I really don't need much of...

Honestly.. i don't know why some people can be so materialistic sometimes... cuz it's like.. no one cares what you have.. its what is on the inside what counts (:

Money can provide the means,

But there is a spiritual ingredient to happiness

"Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance." ~ John Petit-Senn

This birthday, no one knew what to get me because there is genuinely nothing I want. Everything I need is in the forest, and I would rather make it by hand anyway. Having "things" just ties you down, forces you to lug them around, and...

I think it's pretty sad that people will spend a small fortune on a car that they cannot fix themselves. The auto industry and auto repair industries are the biggest con artist there are. I like to fix my own cars because, I do better...

"Some people are so poor, all they have is money." ~ Unknown

When I was a teen I used to hold on to everything mainly because I thought that's what people did to savor a memory.
After moving a few times it became ridiculous but the thought of getting rid of things wouldn't processes through my...

I have had more than a tolerable number of people question (or outright chastise) my lack of materialism.A former girlfriend constantly badgered me to buy a new car. Now the car WAS old, but it was comfortable, in good running condition...

i think that it is absolutely amazing ust how shallow and materialistic people have become.  Whatever happened to loving someone for who they are not what they can give you?... it seems that everywhere i turn i'm not considered...

I used to have many things.  I came from a family that was well off and I had pretty much everything I wanted and needed.  I had my first car bought for me before I even had my license.  Up until the age of 22, I could...

I don't feel that I NEED materialistic things, it's just that I have grown accustomed for them to be there. I would love to live life without all this technological stuff, the natural way, but it just keeps me a little less bored most...

"Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

I have never been materialistic or a huge consumer , labels mean nothing to me . In fact those who are label wh0res are amusing , they aren't bright enough to see how they are being swindled and played .Who the hell wants to keep up...

I tune them out. You could be sitting next to me watching a commercial, me looking straight at it. Afterwards tell me "hey that looks cool I should buy one" I'll just say huh? Buy what?

"Many wealthy people are little more than the janitors of their possessions." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

"He who buys what he does not need, steals from himself." ~ Swedish Proverb

–noun 1. a person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
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