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Re:Don’t pay for 95% (2016) by lmm on Monday October 12, 2020 @10:22PM (#24761633)
If you actually enjoy owning the car/blender, sure, knock yourself out. But my impression is that a lot of people buy these things thinking they'll bring them joy, and they actually end up with a closet full of junk that they never use weighing them down.

I moved last year and got rid of a lot of stuff; to my surprise, not only do I not miss the things I got rid of, I find myself wishing I'd kept less.

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Re:Don’t pay for 95% (2016) by sushid on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @07:25PM (#24771490)
That’s fair but I think it’s a different argument when you have five (5!) kids. A minivan is hardly a luxury item at that point.
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Re:Don’t pay for 95% (2016) by lmm on Tuesday October 13, 2020 @08:44PM (#24772006)
Does anyone look out the window and smile at the minivan in their driveway? I don't think a minivan is something people enjoy owning, it's a means to an end - so optimising like this makes a lot of sense. The author's found an approach that works better than owning a minivan all the time, and frankly with five kids I'd definitely want to start teaching them to travel independently as early as possible (bicycles and buses, as in the article) rather than always depending on lifts from their parents.
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