A friend of mine used to brag all the time about how little he spent on everything. In fact, it was a point of honor that he spent so little money on things. Mind you, he was talking to me who rarely buys things at all. But I was always happy to hear where he got things, the prices he got them for, and why he got them.
There was only one problem. He was constantly buying new things because his old things broke so often. He’d buy cheap toasters that would break in less than a year. He’s buy cheap frying pans that started flaking in a few months. And he bought clothes that were constantly getting ruined.
The heart of the problem was that my friend was not frugal. He was cheap. And being cheap cost him A LOT of money over the years.
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First of all I’d like to thank all of you—my readers for your support for this blog. I am overwhelmed by the positive feedback I’ve received from many of you out there. I hope I can continue to meet your expectations for this blog.
I am grateful to all of you for taking the time to read my blog,and hope they have brought value to you and your life. I hope this will be the first of many posts of gratitude for you and all you do.
Happenings in the Possess Less Exist More Universe
Over the past week, I’ve been honored to have some of my blog articles featured in some blog carnivals. There are many good articles (besides mine, of course) in these carnivals, and you may want to take some time to read some.
You can view the articles at the following blog carnivals:
Festival of Frugality
Abundance Thinking blog Carnival
Personal Development Carnival
More thanks
Also thanks to Steve Harper for his efforts in publicizing the Possess Less Exist More Blog and for taking part in the inaugural podcast. I plan to do more and more podcasts, and if you think you might be interested in participating in a Possess Less Exist More podcast, just contact me and let me know you’re interested. We typically cover personal development issues or frugal living.
Also, if you think other people from benefit from any of my articles, I encourage you to email them to your friends, “Digg” them, or submit them to your favorite social media site. I made some changes to the blog adding a mail to button and easy submission buttons to most social media sites.
Some personal notes
Great things have happened to me since returning to South Korea…almost too many to mention. But I finally got to see the English textbooks I wrote 7 years ago being used in a classroom. Seeing the kids laughing at the parts I had written specifically to make them laugh was quite gratifying.
Next week, I’ll be “existing more” in Osaka, Japan for a couple of days. I’ve never been to Osaka and plan to see all I can in the short time I am there.
Have a great weekend.
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OK. I’ve gotten two kinds of reactions from the words “Possess Less”. Some people think I’m trying to get them to join some kind of cult (not true…by the way), while others see it as simply a way of frugal living. The truth is it’s more than that. In this podcast, I tell you exactly what “possessing less” means to me, and how my concept of possessing less just might be the way to happiness you are looking for.
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