Comments on: The Blessing of Poverty and Simple Living

By: Clayton

Clayton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:35:19 +0000

@Eric

I must agree that it can be difficult to get family members on board with a minimalist lifestyle. But (assuming you maintain the same income) they will probably like the fact that they can get better quality possessions and have less clutter by focusing on what is important.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope you come back sometime.

By: Clayton

Clayton — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:16 +0000

@Walter

Hey, welcome back Walter. Yeah, I know what you mean. Trust me, if I had the choice, I would be flooding my bank account with money and enjoying life a lot more.

I’m just trying to appreciate the lot I’m in (for now). I’ve loved the idea of living a minimalist lifestyle, and being broke is forcing me to live one. Hopefully I can hold onto that once I start making some money.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:01:53 +0000

Clayton,
I believe we are on a similar journey. Although slightly different in that I am working (after being laid off for 3 months.) I have a wife and daughter to support, so the “blessings of poverty” would affect them also. I have slowly brought the family on board with a less materialistic outlook, and I am working towards making a living from my writing and the web.

It’s funny that you mention “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” in your comments. I have the book at home, and will start reading it as soon as I finish the other two books I’m reading. I would also recommend “Millionaire Next Door,” as it shed some light on how millionaires really live.

By: Walter

Walter — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:11:15 +0000

The best things in life are free. We don’t need to acquire the things we want to be happy, we just need to open our eyes and see the beauty of life.

But I also believe that we should live our life to the fullest; and that means exploring our abilities and using it. The effect of course is material rewards. :-)

By: Clayton

Clayton — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:01:27 +0000

@Suprah,

Thanks for checking out my blog. I read Rich Dad Poor Dad once when I was very young. Most of it was over my head at the time. Maybe it’s time I picked it up again.

Also, I remember reading somewhere recently that the global poverty line was something like USD $1.25 per day. Really makes me wonder as an American why so many of us seem to think we need to live of 100 times that each day.

By: Suprah

Suprah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:05:53 +0000

This is true :) our world is swept up in material goods and everyone is just gathering more and more debt. By their mid 20s most people have thousands of dollars of debt and are just working everyday to pay it off. Only to get into more debt as soon as possible.

A read of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ covers all of this, how we are conditioned to go to university, get a job, get some debt, get a more high paying job, and get more debt…

Some of the happiest people in the world live on $1 a day. And some of the richest people I know look like they are living on $1 a day.