I'm seriously considering it. I could really do it. I have in the past.
2006-09-05 08:00:37 · 13 answers · asked by kurticus1024 7 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
learning to appreciate what you have and the true cost of "things"
discovering how little we really do NEED to live happily .. the rest are WANTS
learning new ways to get what you need (charity shops, recycling, craigslist, yard sales, parents basement, garbage picking)
refinishing broken or old furniture for a feeling of pride and accomplishment
mending or restyling old clothes - same as above
making your own meals from scratch instead of eating out or eating convenience foods - healthier, and you get the self-satisfaction of creating and cooking your own food
learn canning / preserving - again .. healthier and the jars are reusuable
have a composter and plant a garden for fresh veggies - healthier and self satisfaction, reduces landfill waste
walking, riding a bike or taking transit instead of having a car - which may result in you being healthier
shall I go on? LOL
I think this is a great way to reduce your stress and live a healthier life, physically and mentally .. without the worry of such things as: do I have the latest and greatest cell phone on the market, did the car I ordered come with the right colour of leather interior, how do I pay for this crap when I lose my job? .. etc.
Good Luck to you .. :-)
2006-09-05 08:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The psychological effects of living on almost no money, is anxiety and/or depression. Unless of course the individual is using this method as an experiment scenario to calculate the end result of that experiment on a time scale. Thanks for asking.
2006-09-05 08:09:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stress of not knowing if you are going to have a next meal and of not knowing whether you will freeze to death in the winter and of not getting proper medical and dental care will get to you. They will turn you into a nervous homeless soul with increasing paranoia worrying that you won't survive and that others will take whatever few things you have with you or beat you to death for laughs.
2006-09-05 08:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on how much reliance you place on your creature comforts. If these are important to you, you could find it hard. And it depends on what you call almost no money. This is relative. Bill Gates for instance may consider £50k per annum almost money.
2006-09-05 08:04:02 · answer #4 · answered by Peakey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you have dicovered the secret of true power!
Would you be willing to bare the burden of sharing this
with all of humanity?
Bless you my friend.
I have seen the light of a 1000 stars,
but none so bright as the light within!
2006-09-05 08:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money is only neccessary if you cannot provide for yourself other ways.
It can be an ego boast if you can do it and thrive. Most of us need money just to survive, so for us it is a big depressing thing to not have any.
I have know people who use barter and trade instead of money and they seemed very happy indeed.
2006-09-05 08:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by campojoe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes you appreciate everything in life and keeps you from being wasteful. Psychological effects of being wealthy are much more harmful.
2006-09-05 08:06:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stressful I imagine, although some of us have so many things we don't really need and we could actually live on a lot less.
2006-09-05 08:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it can be frustrating at first. But the changes will have you looking more at your self and what you had to start with. But thankful for what you don't have to deal with. Greed can be an effect to what you want to get away from.
2006-09-05 08:07:53 · answer #9 · answered by really???? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be very stressful. Also can put a lot of strain on family groups.
2006-09-05 08:02:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋