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October 7, 2008, 10:48 am PDT
I live in a small space and love it!
Quote From: copsmomI was a divorced single mom who (stupidly) agreed to split marital debt even though I was the only consistent breadwinner and my spouse had run up about $20,000 in debt in 1969. I received $100/month in child support. I learned during that time how little I really needed to survive. After I overcame that debt and earned a Master's Degree and put my son through college (he had many scholarships, thank God) I finally had a little discretionary spending money. ADVICE TO OTHERS; one of the first things I did was to purchase a long term care insurance policy. Ten years later I was diagnosed with MS. I had to go into a senior living facility three years ago. Because of this move I have learned all over again how little I actually need to survive. Every material thing I own is contained in one small room. I have some stocks and other investments and have strong beliefs that the economy will improve. At age 61 I have learned that with hope, prayer, and optimism things do get better eventually. Sorry to hear about your situation by the way. Sounds like you did a smart thing.
But when you mentioned everything in a small room, I thought I would share. I will in a studio apartment that is a little over 400 square feet. Even if I wanted to buy lots of junk, I can't because I would have no where to put it. It is great-I can walk to several grocery stores and other shopping, the library, the park, there is a gym in my building, there are lots of bus stops within a one block or so range, and there is even a bus that runs directly to the metro which you can take to museums, events, etc.. I like the bus and the metro because I can get work done and it is fun actually talking to people in person and I meet a lot of cool people. People who think they need a giant house in the suburbs to be happy are terribly mistaken. Material things don't make you happy. If you always want more than you will never be happy.
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