Comments on: The benefits of less space http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html --- a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, and applied capitalism Fri, 25 May 2012 19:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: frugalscholar http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18465 frugalscholar Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:03:05 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18465 We live in a smallish house with little closet space. We get to a crisis point pretty quickly. Watching my in-laws--in poor physical shape--unload a 45 year accumulation in a 3200 sq ft house: not something I want for myself. So, like you, I see the space constraints as a blessing--though I find it hard to get rid of things. We live in a smallish house with little closet space. We get to a crisis point pretty quickly. Watching my in-laws–in poor physical shape–unload a 45 year accumulation in a 3200 sq ft house: not something I want for myself. So, like you, I see the space constraints as a blessing–though I find it hard to get rid of things.

]]> By: paulnovell http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18462 paulnovell Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:44:31 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18462 Hey Jacob, Don't know why it took me this long to discover your blog but thanks to a fellow RVer, I did. Totally agree with your thoughts in this post. My wife and I moved full time into an RV last Feb and have been traveling the country ever since. We also retired at 42 and 40 respectively. My wife blogs about our RV travels and I about retirement investing. My only regret so far? Bringing too much stuff in the RV and leaving too much stuff in storage. And this was after getting rid of over half our stuff. Looking forward to following along. Paul http://wheelingit.wordpress.com Hey Jacob,

Don’t know why it took me this long to discover your blog but thanks to a fellow RVer, I did.

Totally agree with your thoughts in this post. My wife and I moved full time into an RV last Feb and have been traveling the country ever since. We also retired at 42 and 40 respectively. My wife blogs about our RV travels and I about retirement investing.

My only regret so far? Bringing too much stuff in the RV and leaving too much stuff in storage. And this was after getting rid of over half our stuff.

Looking forward to following along.

Paul
http://wheelingit.wordpress.com

]]> By: retirebyforty http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18461 retirebyforty Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:30:22 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18461 A few years ago, we moved from a 2,000 sq ft house to a 1,000 sq ft condo. Our current place is great, we can't buy to much new stuffs. The place is pretty much full at this point. A great way to save money! A few years ago, we moved from a 2,000 sq ft house to a 1,000 sq ft condo. Our current place is great, we can’t buy to much new stuffs. The place is pretty much full at this point. A great way to save money!

]]> By: JS http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18460 JS Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:41:40 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18460 Otoh, if you have excess space, there's no need to fret. Instead of filling it up with junk, one can always use it for stock-piling non-perishables, esp when those items go on sale (eg, canned & dried goods, paper products and personal grooming supplies like soap, shampoo, etc). If stocked properly, one can have a conevenience store right in one's own home. Otoh, if you have excess space, there’s no need to fret. Instead of filling it up with junk, one can always use it for stock-piling non-perishables, esp when those items go on sale (eg, canned & dried goods, paper products and personal grooming supplies like soap, shampoo, etc). If stocked properly, one can have a conevenience store right in one’s own home.

]]> By: LifeAndMyFinances http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18449 LifeAndMyFinances Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:28:01 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18449 My wife and I are currently living in an apartment and even though it only 1000 square feet, I feel as though we've attained too much stuff! We are definitely in the process of selling some of it away so that we can live more simply again. I just like it better that way. My wife and I are currently living in an apartment and even though it only 1000 square feet, I feel as though we’ve attained too much stuff! We are definitely in the process of selling some of it away so that we can live more simply again. I just like it better that way.

]]> By: HSpencer http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-18448 HSpencer Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:08:57 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-18448 Hey Jacob How about some photos of the wireless router install? More specifically, how to do one. I am assuming you have a hardwired internet service coming in the RV, and your going off the provided modem with a wireless router, allowing your laptop anywhere in the RV? I have DSL coming in and want to know how to come off that modem and hook up a wireless router so I can use "that" service to provide internet to my laptop that I have not gotten yet(looking for both used or new laptop at present). I know there are probably some tweaks that must be performed before the router will work. If you decide to share how to do this, I would appreciate it. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Layman style computer speak is also appreciated. (Smiles, and thanks). Hey Jacob

How about some photos of the wireless router install? More specifically, how to do one. I am assuming you have a hardwired internet service coming in the RV, and your going off the provided modem with a wireless router, allowing your laptop anywhere in the RV?
I have DSL coming in and want to know how to come off that modem and hook up a wireless router so I can use “that” service to provide internet to my laptop that I have not gotten yet(looking for both used or new laptop at present). I know there are probably some tweaks that must be performed before the router will work.
If you decide to share how to do this, I would appreciate it. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Layman style computer speak is also appreciated. (Smiles, and thanks).

]]> By: Sunlight http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-14646 Sunlight Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:09:19 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-14646 I have owned three houses. The first was a condo the other two were single family homes. Today we live in a 1500 square foot town home rental community. I am not a big spender, however I cannot tell you how huge the urge to renovate was when we lived in a single family house that we owned, with room for landscaping etc. I never did it b/c spending thousands seemed a bit much, but I constantly thought about it. I am so glad to learn the ways of ERE thinking so that when I return to one of those houses, I will have more self control. I have owned three houses. The first was a condo the other two were single family homes. Today we live in a 1500 square foot town home rental community. I am not a big spender, however I cannot tell you how huge the urge to renovate was when we lived in a single family house that we owned, with room for landscaping etc. I never did it b/c spending thousands seemed a bit much, but I constantly thought about it. I am so glad to learn the ways of ERE thinking so that when I return to one of those houses, I will have more self control.

]]> By: Andy @ Retire at 40 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-2636 Andy @ Retire at 40 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:45:47 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-2636 Ahahaha. You make me laugh when you say "if you are so unfortunate to live in a place with plenty of closet space, extra bedrooms, and car-less garages". I'm starting to think that way too. Each time I see a car that's about the same size as a tank, I just shake me head. People seem to want to pay huge amounts to surround themselves with space. (Okay, if it's space outside in the countryside, then yeah, I'd probably like that!) Ahahaha. You make me laugh when you say “if you are so unfortunate to live in a place with plenty of closet space, extra bedrooms, and car-less garages”. I’m starting to think that way too. Each time I see a car that’s about the same size as a tank, I just shake me head. People seem to want to pay huge amounts to surround themselves with space.

(Okay, if it’s space outside in the countryside, then yeah, I’d probably like that!)

]]> By: Frugal Bachelor http://earlyretirementextreme.com/the-benefits-of-less-space.html/comment-page-1#comment-2552 Frugal Bachelor Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:07:11 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=775#comment-2552 Awesome post. I live in a small apartment (nowhere near as small as your dwelling, but a postage stamp compared to most American homes), and cannot buy any junk because I have no space! I firmly believe that most people's spending is basically a function of the size of their house. The bigger your house, the more you spend on your house, the more you spend on junk to fill it up with, the more you spend on utilities and maintenance ... The whole reason why American is so supersized is because space and real estate is cheap, ... I can never understand reading posts where people advise to look in your closet or your garage before going shopping because you might already have the thing you want. Sorry but I have so little stuff, I can keep track of it all, and cannot fathom owning so much junk that I don't know whether I have a particular something or not .. Awesome post. I live in a small apartment (nowhere near as small as your dwelling, but a postage stamp compared to most American homes), and cannot buy any junk because I have no space!

I firmly believe that most people’s spending is basically a function of the size of their house. The bigger your house, the more you spend on your house, the more you spend on junk to fill it up with, the more you spend on utilities and maintenance … The whole reason why American is so supersized is because space and real estate is cheap, …

I can never understand reading posts where people advise to look in your closet or your garage before going shopping because you might already have the thing you want. Sorry but I have so little stuff, I can keep track of it all, and cannot fathom owning so much junk that I don’t know whether I have a particular something or not ..

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