Not sure how to fully put this into words.
We don't have a lot of "normal" stuff, this allows us to move, travel, waste less and live a fine line between "normal" society and those dedicating their lives to being outside the box in the search of social/ global change. I don't think we are the only late 20's early 30's who are doing this but I know its far from normal.
We had a simple metal bed frame but when it broke we never replaced it, whats wrong with a mattress on the floor?
We opted not to get a sofa, instead we have a tin mattress folded in half inside a "pillow case" that I made with a bed sheet.
Our duplex has a kitchen bar area and Ian inherited bar stools when we first got back stateside and we use that as our table area.
We have only bought trash bags once in the past year. We have bathroom sized waste baskets that we line with shopping bags. Why spend money on plastic to throw away more plastic?
No TV and no cable, but we have a computer and the internet.
No electric coffee maker because we were given a french press first.
No toaster because we were given a toaster oven first.
We recently bought a second car and for the first time in the past 5 of the years we have been together we are not car free or sharing one car.
If the need/ inspiration came tomorrow with one u haul load we could have everything work keeping in a mini self storage unit and be onto our next adventure. To be honest I like it that way.
Is there a part of me that lusts over quality living room sets or four post beds, yes, and some day it might be the right moment to get such things but as we continue to have the need to explore and discover the world they are not important. We can better use our money on travel and education until we win the powerball and even than i might want to live in one of these instead.
We don't have a lot of "normal" stuff, this allows us to move, travel, waste less and live a fine line between "normal" society and those dedicating their lives to being outside the box in the search of social/ global change. I don't think we are the only late 20's early 30's who are doing this but I know its far from normal.
We had a simple metal bed frame but when it broke we never replaced it, whats wrong with a mattress on the floor?
Our duplex has a kitchen bar area and Ian inherited bar stools when we first got back stateside and we use that as our table area.
We have only bought trash bags once in the past year. We have bathroom sized waste baskets that we line with shopping bags. Why spend money on plastic to throw away more plastic?
No TV and no cable, but we have a computer and the internet.
No electric coffee maker because we were given a french press first.
No toaster because we were given a toaster oven first.
We recently bought a second car and for the first time in the past 5 of the years we have been together we are not car free or sharing one car.
If the need/ inspiration came tomorrow with one u haul load we could have everything work keeping in a mini self storage unit and be onto our next adventure. To be honest I like it that way.
Is there a part of me that lusts over quality living room sets or four post beds, yes, and some day it might be the right moment to get such things but as we continue to have the need to explore and discover the world they are not important. We can better use our money on travel and education until we win the powerball and even than i might want to live in one of these instead.
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