UNDERCONSUMPTION CORE: 20 Things I've Owned for YEARS as Minimalist!!

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Those airline makeup bags are SO sturdy. I have a first class toiletries bag from British Airways that I got in 2020- I developed a fear of flying after flying through a storm in the USA, and on my return flight to the UK, a member of the cabin crew sat with me after takeoff from Los Angeles to help me calm down. After landing in Heathrow, he came running back with a first class toiletries bag and told me to take it with me as a good luck charm! I now take it everywhere with me, and it still looks brand new four years later. (I wrote to the airline as soon as I got home to sing the cabin crew's praises, hopefully it helped him like he helped me.)

My favorite underconsumption item you mentioned is your hubby❣️ I have been fortunate enough to have had mine for over 40 years.😍

Almost all of the furniture in our house was acquired used -- some from my husband's family, and those pieces are now over 100 years old.

I'd like to make you feel young. I'm 71. I still have the first towels I ever bought at age 16, though I use them for rags. I have 3 plants I've had for over 25 years. I have several tablecloths I've used all my adult life - some belonged to my grandmothers. I have several pieces of furniture that were my grandparents. My daughter has a dress I loved and wore when I was in my 20's but no longer fits me. I just finished mending 6 shirts for my husband and a trendy pair of jeans for my granddaughter using Sashiko visible mending. I darn my brother in laws socks often or sweaters with holes. My Apple computer is 12 years old and my iPhone is 9 years old. I plan to start making my own clothes with fabric I've had for years. Most everything I love and display has some sort of sentimental value - I have decluttered everything else.

I am using my mother’s winter coat every time that season rolls around. I found it when I was cleaning out a closet a couple of years ago and asked if I could have it. A timeless piece truly

You aren't the only minimalist who is not in their 20s! I was very much a minimalist when I was younger... I lapsed into a routine consumer lifestyle later, and didn't like it. Now I've downsized a couple of times, and I am feeling much freer for it. It isn't really downsizing: it's "right-sizing." Minimalism is the way at least for some of us. And "buy it for life" is also a good philosophy.

I use my grandmother’s cast iron skillet every single day. She was born in 1897. For all I know it could have been her mother’s pan since she lived next door to her mother her entire life. 💕

Husband 41 years,2 plastic laundry baskets 41 years, hairbrush 20 years, makeup mirror 46 years. All still in use daily. 😊

My parents grew up during the depression, so they always emphasized that there was no need to buy something new if the old one still did the job. I enjoy using my mom’s and grandma’s kitchen gadgets. Or son’s bedroom furniture was my grandfather’s.

My mom died when I was 3. (I'm 56) I have a picture she drew hanging on my wall. My heart is with you, Marissa.❤

This made me smile. I’m 53 and just recently got rid if a hoodie that was well over 30 years old. I still consider early 2000 to be recent history. Things use to be built much better in the 70’s. TVs were made out of wood then. 😅

My childhood Easter basket is now 36 years old and sits on my kitchen counter to hold honey, vitamins and such.

I've had my dining room table, laundry basket, hand mixer, mixing bowl, steamer trunk (they make great tables) and, yes, husband for 38 years. Favorite one is my hubby. ❤

You can line the edges of the HP books with scotch tape and then plastic cover to prevent further damage and lengthen their lives.

I love this trend!! Personally I've always been very particular with what I like and if I like something I will love it till I die haha So when I got my big girl room at 9 years old and could choose the furniture and decorate it myself I loved it so much my room just stayed like that till I moved out at 22 😊😅

OMG! I love the concept of #underconsumptioncore! Showing your desk at the beginning made me laugh! I’ve had my desk (huge, heavy L shaped office desk) since 2002 and I got it from my first career job out of university, as they were decluttering it! It’s travelled with me between provinces and countless homes. …mind you, it’s also the reason why I NEVER want to move and when I haaave _to_, I hire movers! …the top piece (where the keyboard and monitor goes) weighs around 100lbs on its own! I don’t have any family, but last year before she passed away from cancer, my best friend’s mom (who I’ve known since the ‘90s) suggested passing down their beautiful kitchen table and chairs to me, when they were replacing theirs. So many great memories were made at that table when we were growing up, and now we get to make more! LOL, I’m not cheap, frugal or broke, I’m obsessed with #underconsumption core. 😉😂

I know someone who worked for the school board at one point. A school was getting rid of a whole bunch of very old teacher desks. I've been using the same antique teacher's desk for 20 years.

TLC keep lifestyle older items a joy to use because they were made of quality materials. For your beloved handbag, buy a can of Saddle Soap to clean it and make it supple. A can keeps forever to keep leather and vinyl items in top condition without harmful chemicals. Been using this since I was 9 yrs old, now am 70.

Totally agree!😊 When it works you don't have to fix (or replace) it!😃