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I can’t remember where I heard this quote, but I often think about it: “I don’t like to buy things for my things”. For example, if you buy a car or a house, i

by tobr 4y ago

I can’t remember where I heard this quote, but I often think about it: “I don’t like to buy things for my things”. For example, if you buy a car or a house, it’s basically guaranteed that you will soon need car things and house things. Many of those things will in turn require their own things, and so on. It’s interesting to consider the longest thing chains you have in your life, so you can avoid making them longer or avoid starting new ones.

cainxinth 4y ago
> For example, if you buy a car or a house, it’s basically guaranteed that you will soon need car things and house things. I have a family friend who coined a saying I repeat often: “I never met a house that wasn’t a thief.”
nzealand 4y ago
> For example, if you buy a car or a house, it’s basically guaranteed that you will soon need car things and house things. Many of those things will in turn require their own things, and so on. ...then eventually, you need a bigger house to keep all those things in.
- Ntrails 4y ago
  > The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything. etc
  - nicolas_t 4y ago
    Me and my wife have recently tried to sell as much as possible after realising this. Anything we know we won't need right now we sell so that we stop just having so many stuff...
replyifuagree 4y ago
Apple ecosystem is like that. Especially if you have a family, that chain gets long, wide and each thing comes with a premium pricetag.
LeifCarrotson 4y ago
In my childhood, I was taught that "The more you have, the more you have to have to take care of the things you have." My Dad also taught me never to buy anything unless I have the energy, time, money, and space to maintain it, repair it, clean it, and store it, or to pay someone to do those things. The price of a thing (like the e-bike I've been looking at to reduce my dependence on my car to get places) becomes considerably inflated when you consider those factors. It does have a side effect of considerable levels of tool acquisition, and basically mandates having a workshop and power washer.
- 1-more 4y ago
  For a bike avoid pressure washing. I use a manual pump garden sprayer and I'm good. There's a worry that high pressure will force water into your bottom bracket or wheel hubs.
- bojan 4y ago
  As an owner of an e-bike (Pegasus Siena E8F plus) I have to say that it's surprisingly low maintenance, especially considering how useful the thing is.

by tobr 4y ago

cainxinth 4y ago

> For example, if you buy a car or a house, it’s basically guaranteed that you will soon need car things and house things. I have a family friend who coined a saying I repeat often: “I never met a house that wasn’t a thief.”

nzealand 4y ago

> For example, if you buy a car or a house, it’s basically guaranteed that you will soon need car things and house things. Many of those things will in turn require their own things, and so on. ...then eventually, you need a bigger house to keep all those things in.

Ntrails 4y ago
> The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything. etc
- nicolas_t 4y ago
  Me and my wife have recently tried to sell as much as possible after realising this. Anything we know we won't need right now we sell so that we stop just having so many stuff...

replyifuagree 4y ago

Apple ecosystem is like that. Especially if you have a family, that chain gets long, wide and each thing comes with a premium pricetag.

LeifCarrotson 4y ago

In my childhood, I was taught that "The more you have, the more you have to have to take care of the things you have." My Dad also taught me never to buy anything unless I have the energy, time, money, and space to maintain it, repair it, clean it, and store it, or to pay someone to do those things. The price of a thing (like the e-bike I've been looking at to reduce my dependence on my car to get places) becomes considerably inflated when you consider those factors. It does have a side effect of considerable levels of tool acquisition, and basically mandates having a workshop and power washer.

1-more 4y ago
For a bike avoid pressure washing. I use a manual pump garden sprayer and I'm good. There's a worry that high pressure will force water into your bottom bracket or wheel hubs.
bojan 4y ago
As an owner of an e-bike (Pegasus Siena E8F plus) I have to say that it's surprisingly low maintenance, especially considering how useful the thing is.