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I just found an excellent post by Penelope Trunk by using the word “materialism” on Google.

I particularly enjoyed step 4 which states you can get rid of everything if you had to, and step 5 stating that throwing out stuff is not wasteful.

Step 4 might have been an involuntary event for Penelope and her family, but the end result is what I am speaking of. Imagine you had a fire, and could only save so many items. What would you save? Do you have so much stuff that you would be lucky to be able to save anything of real importance (I know we do – but not for long).

On step 5 I really loved her statement on how material possessions and lifestyle can hold you back. A fear of losing our identity or worth if we lost our stuff. I would prefer to have seen her use a different wording – “Getting rid of stuff is not wasteful”. Obviously you would not want to give items infested with bed bugs to anyone, but, for the most part, it is best to allow others the opportunity to put your unwanted items to use rather than in a landfill. Give stuff away, sell it, donate it, change it, but don’t put it in a landfill if possible.

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5 Steps to taming materialism by Penelope Trunk