tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post3561948806058446495..comments2024-03-27T20:07:56.360-07:00Comments on The Forty-Five: On The Finishing Of Buying Of ThingsToirdhealbheach Beucailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-69901244631316558702021-03-10T15:41:59.669-08:002021-03-10T15:41:59.669-08:00Thanks Linda. Hopefully it will stick.Thanks Linda. Hopefully it will stick.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-20794471943802693692021-03-09T16:42:19.063-08:002021-03-09T16:42:19.063-08:00A good read here. Congratulations, TB.A good read here. Congratulations, TB.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-13881656451748765082021-03-09T15:47:18.859-08:002021-03-09T15:47:18.859-08:00Pete - Agreed. Maintenance and care is the standi...Pete - Agreed. Maintenance and care is the standing joke of my Sensei and myself - when sword maintenance becomes an afternoon filling activity, you may have too many swords!<br /><br />I do think that you are also correct in terms of downsizing. It is not an original thought with me, of course, but the division between generations on the question of "stuff" has become very noticeable. Mind you, in some cases it is not warranted: I look at the antique furniture my parents own and find it light years away from the IKEA furniture that will only last a few years (and my parents still has at least or more value than it did), but that is rather the exception than the rule, I suspect.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-17358669318068378182021-03-09T15:44:11.598-08:002021-03-09T15:44:11.598-08:00Ed, I think that for many experiences replace the ...Ed, I think that for many experiences replace the "things" of youth. Certainly The Ravishing Mrs. TB loves to fill her life with the experiences of travel (myself, I am more of a homebody).Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-82816311795402440982021-03-09T15:43:11.293-08:002021-03-09T15:43:11.293-08:00STxAR - Same here. I will buy things, for example...STxAR - Same here. I will buy things, for example, to support my Sword Training - but that is because it is necessary for the craft and important to me. But the add-ons - the "gee-gaws" you refer to - have largely fallen to the wayside.<br /><br />Maybe God is doing something in both of our lives, friends!Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-3831277510473104222021-03-09T15:41:10.627-08:002021-03-09T15:41:10.627-08:00Agreed Glen, you have been a model of efficient sp...Agreed Glen, you have been a model of efficient spending. And that is not to say I would not do the same, in certain circumstances - Sure as I say I will not do it, if a "deal" on a new sword came around I would probably look at it. But that is an interest for something I use, not just "buying" to buy.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-28857319708619313892021-03-09T14:49:50.485-08:002021-03-09T14:49:50.485-08:00Also, I lay a card down face up: I do NOT believe...Also, I lay a card down face up: I do NOT believe in co-incidents. I have seen too often a person I can relate to have an issue, and it be quite close to my own. I get insight that way. I believe the Creator is directing me that way. Of course, it has to line up with His Word to pass muster. I don't just blow with the wind, so to speak.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-39614072790510629472021-03-09T14:45:10.846-08:002021-03-09T14:45:10.846-08:00I understood this was the direction you were worki...I understood this was the direction you were working toward. I've just been in a thinking exercise lately meself. I would see an item being utilized, realize that I would be there soon, and find the best deal on it. I ran out of those last year... I'm pretty good now on tooling for what I can foresee needing.<br /><br />Recently, I started a paid project, and have been buying parts for that endeavor. I noticed immediately, that I was avoiding buying any personal geegaws. I am focused on finishing this to get the filthy lucre it promises. But when it comes to buying parts, I don't think twice about it. I need it to complete the job. <br /><br />Your post brought that into razor sharp focus, calling into question the previous few years....<br /><br />Very timely post, old man. Very timely, indeed!STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-12775489576609432242021-03-09T10:25:31.528-08:002021-03-09T10:25:31.528-08:00I said that awhile back and have been somewhat tru...I said that awhile back and have been somewhat true to it. I rebarrelled a beloved old rifle, and renewed my club memberships... and buy nickel and dime stuff for my farts n' crafts. But... I thank my Maker from the deepest depths of my soul that I am not in debt or owe anyone anything.Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-32988841633079794152021-03-09T09:37:25.426-08:002021-03-09T09:37:25.426-08:00I reached that point a while back myself, TB, and ...I reached that point a while back myself, TB, and that' saying something coming from a guy whose hobby is hitting yard sales every weekend! I still hit the sales, but I'm very discriminatory about what I buy. If I don't have an immediate or recurring need for something, it stays on the table. "Fixers" are no longer appealing to me. I can see now why older folks "downsize." They simply don't need the stuff, and don't want to maintain it anymore. That's the biggest thing for me; the maintenance. Everything you buy becomes something you need to maintain. It has to be run, tested, oil changed, repaired, stored; you name it. Let it go to far, and it becomes a "god" you serve. I'm to the point where I want more God, and less clutter!Peteforesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702888855868877243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-31874900553000762672021-03-09T06:19:07.784-08:002021-03-09T06:19:07.784-08:00I have for the most part, spent most of my adult l...I have for the most part, spent most of my adult life only buying needs and saving up money. I do plan at some point to buy things I don't need but I suspect they will mostly come in the form of experiences and not physical items. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-76303968714747904182021-03-09T05:35:56.509-08:002021-03-09T05:35:56.509-08:00STxAR, just to be clear I am not saying I will not...STxAR, just to be clear I am not saying I will not, never, buy anything again. That is just impossible. And I am not saying that, for example, I will not be buying books again - I am, except on a planned and regulated schedule. <br /><br />What I am saying is that in terms of my wants and activities, I have realized that I have reached outer limits of what I need or will use. And realizing that, I am making the decision that "enough is enough". Oddly enough, this is the sort of thing that does not endear itself to a consumer and service based economy.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14404262.post-38593151239816475322021-03-09T04:55:17.557-08:002021-03-09T04:55:17.557-08:00Very interesting. This requires some deep cogitati...Very interesting. This requires some deep cogitating....STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.com