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more about #annaquindlen more comments → Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: I thought I was doing well on this front, you know, living a good and simple life according to my upper-Midwestern values. But I'm moving out of my do... more » Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: I had to replace my last cellphone when I mysteriously lost it somewhere between leaving the house and arriving at work. My cringiest moment is coming... more » rednrowdy: as a kid, i never understood why fruit and nuts were in my christmas stockings. my 'santas' were depression babies and they got oranges in their stock... more » stoprobbers: I have replaced my cell phone exactly two times since I got one. First was in 2003, when my cell (bought in 2002) was stolen from my car (along with t... more » Elaken: I have a lot of stuff and all of it is vital to me. Most of it is thrifty (aka cheap) but a lot of it is from my different travels. Memories are imp... more » morninggloria: What Grinchy economy we have. more » tscheese: What if you're like me and you don't really own much and your friends gape at the austerity of your lifestyle? I have lots of nice big area rugs, but ... more » gra: Over the last 7-8 years, I've been trying to reduce the "stuff" in my life. I have made several purges and it is an absolutely GREAT feeling to have l... more » exelizabeth: I like stuff, I'm not gonna lie. I have always loved knick knacks, and clothes, and art, and my apartment is a reflection of that. I find stuff cozy: ... more » daisen-in: On the plus side, the BBC reported that the lack of disposable income is creating incentive for couples to entertain themselves with sex, free of charge. more » million.dollar.mouth.: My mother and I recently cleaned out our closets and took everything to the Salvation Army, or to Plato's. Although I no longer have a ridiculous amou... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: I'm sad about all the stuff I've accumulated not because it's crap, but because I associate it with all the money I've peed away all this time. Like f... more » sportz.star: The big question: who will buy my stuff if I put it on eBay? And, is the upshot just that some women have a lot of clothes and handbags, no extra coin... more » bananastand: File this under "no shit."As someone who lives in a teeny tiny apartment, I am forced to live simply. And I like it! I don't have tons of stuff becaus... more » sympathyforthebasementcat: My mom always tells me about how the smell of oranges make her think of Christmas. And it makes me sad because the smell of new plastic is my Christma... more » -
#consumptionjunction
As The Economy Tanks, What Good Is The Pile Of Stuff You're Left With?
In Newsweek, Pulitzer-prize winning writer Anna Quindlen is waxing philosophical about something some of us know about all too well: Accumulation of "stuff":
