I was thinking about this today. I try to research products and save up before buying something, so I invest in quality (also trying to buy responsibly due to environment), but sometimes I buy something expensive and then half a year later realize I didn’t use it as much as I had hoped to… but feel bad about donating / recycling the thing so soon since I paid a lot of money for it.
Another example is shaving razors. I’d like to buy a proper, metal one with a replaceable blade, but then I’m thinking how much nicer it is to just dispose of it once I am done (no need to clean it or sharpen it).
Any thoughts, experiences, comments are appreciate it. Really interested about what people think about this topic!
I’m also balancing the hope to become (with my wife) a digital nomad in the future, a one bag digital nomad if at all possible (I like a challenge). In that case a laptop and portable monitor are really the only good option so I’m tempted to go that route now just to get used to it. Of course there is no guarantee DNing will happen and I’d just be making my current life potentially difficult for no reason.
Ah, the challenges of balancing simple living, minimalism, and frugality. You can normally get two out of the three in any decision but rarely all of them. Another interesting topic for discussion perhaps?