At the beginning of 2019, I finally got my own house.
After buying a house, the pressure on my shoulders suddenly increased.
In order to pay a monthly mortgage of 7,500 yuan, and to have some savings in hand, I took the initiative to downgrade my life.
is what we often call consumption downgrade.
I originally thought that after downgrading consumption, there would be grievances, discomfort, and depression.
Unexpectedly, with the downgrading of consumption and minimalist living, my life has not been downgraded, but has become better than before.
(1) I no longer hoard items excessively, my home is cleaner and my balance has increased.
After trying minimalist life, I found that I really like the state of having less stuff at home.
I buy less clothes, shoes and bags, but wear more.
Every item has been fully pampered, there is no guilt anymore, and there is no need to waste time and energy on storage and organization.
Buying less furniture and appliances not only reduces the electricity bill, but also increases the space. Although
is only 66 square meters, it often feels like it is more than 66 square meters.
And there are few things in the house, so it doesn’t take much effort to keep it clean and bright.
The most important thing is that if you don’t hoard items, you won’t waste money.
(2) I have more time to pay attention to the people around me, and my relationship with my family members is better.
After downgrading my consumption, I changed a lot of my behavioral habits.
I am no longer addicted to shopping or playing with my mobile phone.
I have more spare time, and I can spend more time with the people around me.
Cook together, exercise together, go for a walk in the park together, and exchange ideas together...
Life is simple and ordinary, but there is no lack of happiness and joy.
(3) I focus on myself and let go of my obsession with objects.
After falling in love with minimalist life, I shifted my focus on items to myself.
I found that reading makes me happy, exercising makes me happy, and watching green scenery makes me happy...
It turns out that I am not happy only when I buy a lot of things. As long as I have time to do the things I like, I can be happy.
Slowly, I let go of my obsession with things and no longer insisted on having something. Not only did I feel more peaceful, but I also had less negative emotions such as anxiety and internal friction.
(4) I prefer to do something with my hands instead of spending money to solve it.
I used to think that to reward myself, I should go out for a big meal.
Now I find that cooking a big meal at home is delicious.
I enjoy doing things by myself. Not only do I cook, make milk tea and snacks by myself, I also assemble furniture and renovate my room.
I like to use my hands to leave beautiful memories, which makes life more interesting.
(5) I care more about health and environmental protection, and am responsible for myself and my family.
In the past few years, I have developed the habit of cooking for myself and eating clean and healthy.
is responsible for his own body and the body of his family.
I have developed the habit of bringing my own water when I go out, so that I don’t have to spend money on drinks like milk tea.
is environmentally friendly, you don’t have to worry about becoming stupid or ugly, and you can save a lot of money without realizing it.
I have developed the habit of reducing waste. I cannot be a complete environmentalist, but I can do my part.
It can be said that in the fourth year of insisting on low consumption desire, I learned to live a life without compromise with less money.
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