Over the next 5 years we have no plans to purchase any new items for our house. What we have now needs to last us. This means that the sofa that is balanced on books at one end needs to stay balanced on books! The old pine table that I’ve had for over fifteen years and is covered in marks from the kids scribbles is staying too.
There are a few items that I would like for the house but they are want not a need so we won’t be buying them. Becoming frugal has taken away the need to ‘keep up with the Jones’. I’m going to take more pleasure in looking after what we have than I would from just going out and buying a new one. We have adopted a wear it out before replacing it policy.
Bf and I have devised a cleaning/maintaining schedule for our house. As it was newly renovated last year it will pay to keep everything looking great for when we come to sell it in five years.
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It isn’t too hard with practice to discern want from need. That is one of my biggest mantras in life “want vs need.” One because it is easy to get slogged under our things and two because it is the quick way to get in financial trouble. BTW- I love that fireplace you put in it, just gorgeous.- Michelle
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