I could do this, most of us could. I have plenty of clothes and enough gadgets, music, and books to last.
But what about the car part...couldn't do without a car, and if say your water pump goes on your car, or a tire blows out, how are you going to get by without buying another replacement part.
I think you have to fix your car when it breaks down.
But I like the fact that these people were not spastic consumers, oh i need this or that or that other thing.
I think Socrates said something about the value of living an examined life...these people seemed to have done it in respect to using thier money wisely.
I think they can see an impulse buy a mile away.....LOL
My husband turned in his lease two years ago and since then we have been sharing one car.
Let me tell you what it is like for two people, both work, sifferent schedules, sharing one car.
IT FREAKING SUCKS!!!!!
Browse the big chain bookstores but buy nothing (well, maybe a magazine), but note the book titles and their authors that you'd like to read. Go to the library and search thru the interlibrary loan system (ask the librarian for help if you don't know what that means), thereby finding out if a certain book, CD or DVD is available at one of the many libraries in your county. Order it online from the library, no need to buy. (Buying stuff just clutters up your house.) If you're careful about return dates, you can obtain the item for use scott-free for three weeks, with possible extensions.