Choice

Less

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it”

Remove all nonessentials. Speak less, think less, do less, have less. Recharge

“This is a matter of freedom. If you don’t have many possessions then you don’t need to work all your life like a slave to sustain them, and therefore you have more time for yourself.”

— Jose Mujica, 40th President of Uruguay

Wait a bit before buying something

“I end up not buying a lot of things. Because I find them ridiculous.” Steve Jobs

Material things have the worst kind of hedonic adaptation. They come through great toil; kept by great anxiety.

Was Du erlebst, kann keine Macht der Welt Dir rauben.

What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.

Spending for happiness

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (raptitude.com)

Happy people are bad for big business, it’s better for them if you have money but not enough time so you buy things to feel a bit better and try to make up for your lack of time