Comments on: The 10 Commandments of Everyday Minimalism

By: Kavan Wolfe

Kavan Wolfe — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:40:41 +0000

@asdfhjkl, the problem with your townhouse isn’t a problem with multi-family residences. It’s a problem with building codes. The building codes should be revised so that multi-family residences must be built with better noise insulation, so people don’t this problem. I’ve found that most people’s objections to living in apartment buildings are actually objections to living in badly-designed apartment buildings. If I may disagree, I would argue that there are no fuel-efficient SUVs in mass market production, if one defines “efficient” in any meaningful way.

By: asdfhjkl

asdfhjkl — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:54 +0000

i like the idea of it and it makes sense to cut crap that is unnecessary out of your life, and i agree with almost everything there, but… i would want a house. i live in a townhouse now and i hate it, the neighbors call the pigs if me and my old lady holler at all. and also having something like a smaller gas efficient SUV, especially japanese, doesnt cost that much to run and you’ll still have room for all your shit. and i live in canada where if you dont have a 4×4 in the winter youre hooped.

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By: Kavan Wolfe

Kavan Wolfe — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:30:50 +0000

@H and DDog,

Very good points. Thank you.

By: DDog

DDog — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:24:18 +0000

This is a pretty good list.

3, 6: A corollary to the points raised in these sections is “How much is your time worth”? On first thought it seems silly to hire someone to perform tasks that you could do yourself–but you don’t actually do them, right? You put them off, because you have “better things to do.” So you might as well pay someone else to do it, because you can’t be bothered, it generates income for someone else, and if it were really that important to you to do it yourself it would have been done already.

6. Sometimes it depends on the kind of family you have. If you are single with no kids, a small apartment should work well for most people, especially if there is a park nearby. But when you have kids or larger animals or the adults’ parents or other relatives are sharing the home, an actual house can be much better. Of course, that doesn’t give you license to have something more than sufficient to your needs, but apartment is not necessarily better than house across the board.

9. Charitable donations in your name are also good.

By: H

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:48:55 +0000

I felt so cramped in and isolated in an apartment. I was miserable. Sometimes I like to sit outside and have a beer and enjoy the fresh air. Patios and lawns are good for that. It just doesn’t work on a balcony.

By: j

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:11:47 +0000

Great post! I should post a pic of my room: the quintessial minimalist abode. =D