#less stuff

[allabouthealth411]

[mangomini]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!⁠ Wishing everyone an amazing 2021. Let's do everything we couldn't do last year and appreciate it even more.⁠💚 I love January so much more than I love December (I don't love December at all actually) The days are getting longer again, our lockdown is (hopefully) almost over, and it feels like a fresh start. This is my "plan" for 2021. What do you think?⁠

[everydaydeeds]

Day 2396 - We almost purchased a new pair of kitty nail trimmers for Miss Peanut here, but then a friend told us that we could just use human ones. Fortunately we already have this extra large pair that worked great! (And I’m pretty sure I originally found them during a little cleanup)

[inner-sunshine]

The Purge

I'm going through the boys' toys today. Purging broken things, electronic things, and things hardly played with.

I expect for lots of tears, but am prepared to meet them with love and empathy.

These toys have to go though.

[preetiroy-blog]

How to save money when you earn less?

Its been 6 years since I am earning ,and like any other youngster I used to live paycheck to paycheck.I realised the importance of savings when I took a career break and had no other choice than asking for help from my parents.

Savings,the earlier the better.

I understand what we earn is very less and we can not expect to save everything that we make.

Things I do for savings:

I started by saving Rs 500/moth.Its not a difficult to save this amount.You can start a RD account online and can withdraw your funds without any penalty whenever you want.

Stop eating out  as much as possible.It will make you and your pocket healthier.I  remember the days when I was in habit of buying a cappuccino from CCD everyday.Thank fully I realised that a nice coffee can be made at house as well.Also analyse the worth of a  food before buying it,for e.g. the same samosa can be  bought at an average of Rs  10 outside and at Rs 50 at a PVR  Make a wise choice.

Let the idea of shopping be as interesting and appealing as it was when we were kinds.The Kids of 90s will be able to relate.we use to shop occasionally may be for a festival or a function.I don’t want to loose that charm by shopping everyday. 

Save for a purpose.There is no pleasure like doing something for your loved ones.Save for their dreams ,your dreams.Aim to buy your house or  take that international trip or buy your dream car.

You should not forget to take care of yourself in the process.Keep a small share for yourself .Remember the best you can do for your self is maintaining a good physical and mental health.You can practice meditation like I do.You can have a look at one of my favourite videos and get inspired by one of my favourites fitness icon ”Shilpa Shetty Kundra: link

Remember best things in the world cant be bought.So Spend beautiful evenings worth people you love,read a book,make a painting,sing a song,play a music,dance and love.Stay Happy!

[everydaydeeds]

Day 1838 - Found a stockpile of compostable bags that we no longer have use for, so I donated them to my office.

[inner-sunshine]

Minimalism

Getting stuff done felt so good today. I emptied the boys' closet and packed it up. All that's inside is what I'm packing in our car for the trip; about a weeks worth of clothes and shoes.

Having their closet so clear (not that it is that much different usually) really has me thinking about minimalism. My goal is to minimize about 2/3 of our stuff.

For a family of 5, we don't have a ton of things. I hand-me-down most of the boy's shoes and clothes. They each get new clothes to replace old or stained clothes. Their toys fit into an upright bin storage structure. Everything pretty much has a place..

I'm going to record what it will be like living with just 7 days worth of things in our closets and lives. 🤔 Tomorrow I'll be doing the bathroom and kitchen stuff that we don't use as much & the boy's art supplies.

[everydaydeeds]

Day 1565 - This book is required reading for one of my summer classes and fortunately my library has several copies so I didn't need to buy a new one.