Yeah i agree on the things you talk about, been shifting my mindset the last few years about stuff. If i want something i go for quality over quantity too. Sold a lot of stuff. throwing stuff away. I just want to live a simple life with less stuff.
Hey lovely, it’s why I had to end my channel. I woke up from the fantasy and realised I was happier before fashion and luxury had a place in my life. I sold and rehomed most of my things and got from storage my old clothes. I sold most bags and just bought a few cos bags, I now only have my vegan leather Luxtra bags as I’m friends with the owner and bags that were gifts. But everything with an attachment to ‘that life’ … it’s gone. Material items got toxic for me and took away my creativity. Consuming content around fashion is harder as it seems like habit , but im working on that too xxxx
Hi Eliza, thank you for sharing! I'm definitely in the same boat and wondering whether or not to keep the channel going. I guess youtube for both of us was like a manifestation of that toxicity of material items. Once I stepped back and realized that I didn't want to be that person anymore, well I guess it sort of felt more like a facade, things have become so much lighter. 💛
Ah! I also live in Vancouver and can relate to so much of what you're saying. The COL is bananas yet it didn't seem to temper my purchasing frenzy, especially during the pandemic which is when it was at full force. Thankfully, I am out of that addictive state now. I agree, no item is worth the debt - financial or mental! Great video. 💕
I know this is an older video but I’ve just found your channel and what you said about working for your things vs making them work for you really spoke to me! Thanks so much for uploading ☺️
Germans don’t like to use credit cards and get in debt that much, many people here just do it for a house loan and not on any „frivolous consumption“ ever. At least the „older generations“ and that’s how I was raised. Maybe that‘s changing a little bit now with the younger generations.. I do not even own a credit card 😅 and never had a cent of debt, even payed my car cash. But my things definitely own me anyways, cause I own so much, that it can get stressful to just keep up with it
This video really resonated with me Thor. Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve decided to do a low buy year for 2023 and because of that I could relate to so many of your points. It’s only a few months into the year, but has really changed my way of thinking in ways I didn’t expect. When you talked about having the money for something vs being able to afford it, that really clicked with me. Very well done video! 👏👏👏
Hi Thor, Great video. BTW, when are you moving? Can you do a moving Vlog and also share living costs in Vancouver sometimes? I agree that it's kind of hard not to buy things, especially when you see luxury you tubers buying expensive bags after bags in such a short time frame, you kind of get influenced. But like you mentioned, in real life, I don't think you don't need that much bags. And you don't have that much occasions to carry a luxury handbag around. My current office consists of approx. 50 to 60 people. None of them carries high end luxury handbag. Majority of the female workers carries Longchamp type nylon bags or a backpack. Also, totally agree on shoes. I live in Tokyo and majority of people commute by combination of super crowded train and by foot, so unless you are willing to take the risk of your expensive shows being stepped not many people wear designer shoes to work.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts here. I have some similar feelings but I also just have so much fun and joy shopping, a hobby. It’s not my only hobby and I only buy what I afford but I def have that feeling of having more bags or things than I need
hi thor, been watching your vids for a while now and you really are adulting! happy for you! i live in a tiny studio in union city NJ, this makes me not hoard unnecessary stuff, although some items, i get tempted haha having a small space is a good factor not to hoard. love the vid!
Can you come take over my bank account? haha. We do consume more than necessary. Especial anything on sale.... my total weakness. Im glad yo're still going strong!
Great vid, I'm all for mindful consumption!! Sometimes I get caught in the rabbit hole of "things I don't have" when I spend a lot of time online... but when I look around me irl and practice gratitude, the urge to purchase new things diminishes. It's better on the wallet too ;) Excited for your move!! 🧡
Loved this video! I’ve been thinking how my storage unit in Canada has cost me $275 a month for the past two years and I really should’ve just sold the content or shipped some of the items over by now. But since I let my STUFF and ‘sentimental’ memories own me, its cost me $6600, which I wish I had not spent now 😮
i don't buy anything i don't need most of the time , and every few months i clean and throw or give to charity some of the unused stuff , but i am very very possessive of my things , i live with my family and sometimes things get lost or broken , thats normal .. what isn't normal is that i will get EXTREMELY upset , angry , sad about it for the whole day and sometimes even more .. i just want to know if this like bad or has to do with mental health or what , cuz sometimes i wonder why don't i just accept that it's lost or stolen ? but even when am trying to be rational i cant stop being upset when this happen , i need help , i think? or at least to know what's the root of my possessiveness if someone like me or know anything, pls tell me 😢
Thank you for sharing! I think it’s normal when people invade your space which includes your things and lose them, break them or in general are careless with them to be upset! Our things are an extension of ourselves to some degree so when people, like your family, aren’t careful or considerate of your items it could feel like they’re not being considerate of you! I don’t want to put feeling upon you but I’ve felt like this before as well and this is what came up for me
Great topic. Life good and not so good gives experiences to grow and reflect. I had a minimal stage for a long time. I’m not in it now but suspect I’ll come around again in the future.
I love how your videos help me self-reflect my luxury consumption. I also have a space issue that is limiting me, but it may be in a good thing in the end. 🤷🏻♀️ TFS your wisdom and thoughts with us. ❤
Really interesting video and love how structured this was as well. I fully agree on the not buying non-essentials that you can't comfortably afford. But otherwise it's about balance I suppose and that optimum will differ for everyone. Work vs leisure, spending vs. saving, necessities vs. luxuries, experiences vs. things. Seems you've thought about it well and I'm curious to see what the future will bring you.
There's a youtuber I've watched and she can't stop buying bags. She failed at a no-buy bag year challenge. She admits she doesn't need a new bag and also admits she doesn't use most of the bags she buys. She's always afraid to use her expensive bags in fear something might happen to them. She admits to running out of shelf space, yet she buys and buys and buys....LOL. Her go-to bag is a inexpensive non-designer bag that she enjoys carrying around because its trouble-free - go figure that one? I relate 110% to your video. I only buy what I can afford. However, my last recent sneaker purchase, I spent 80% of my annual bonus check as a treat to myself, yet I picked up 2 long shifts to pay and justify the cost of it, because I felt guilty for spending on a sneaker I don't need. I wanted it so bad though. I will never do this again. And I will never use treating or giving myself a birthday or Christmas present as an excuse to buy something. I do love the sneakers, but slaving myself for it isn't worth it.
Love both pieces of your comment. I have a sneaky feeling I know who you're talking about in the first part, it's kind of sad to see someone try so much to stop shopping but are incapable of doing so. And yeah I've totally been there too about spending all your money on shoes or items and then being regretful about it so working more to make up for it. It's just a cycle that is exhausting and adds no real value to our lives. 💛
Yeah i agree on the things you talk about, been shifting my mindset the last few years about stuff. If i want something i go for quality over quantity too. Sold a lot of stuff. throwing stuff away. I just want to live a simple life with less stuff.
Yes! Thank you for watching and sharing, quality over quantity will be much better for you and the environment ahha
Hey lovely, it’s why I had to end my channel. I woke up from the fantasy and realised I was happier before fashion and luxury had a place in my life. I sold and rehomed most of my things and got from storage my old clothes. I sold most bags and just bought a few cos bags, I now only have my vegan leather Luxtra bags as I’m friends with the owner and bags that were gifts. But everything with an attachment to ‘that life’ … it’s gone. Material items got toxic for me and took away my creativity. Consuming content around fashion is harder as it seems like habit , but im working on that too xxxx
Hi Eliza, thank you for sharing! I'm definitely in the same boat and wondering whether or not to keep the channel going. I guess youtube for both of us was like a manifestation of that toxicity of material items. Once I stepped back and realized that I didn't want to be that person anymore, well I guess it sort of felt more like a facade, things have become so much lighter. 💛
Ah! I also live in Vancouver and can relate to so much of what you're saying. The COL is bananas yet it didn't seem to temper my purchasing frenzy, especially during the pandemic which is when it was at full force. Thankfully, I am out of that addictive state now. I agree, no item is worth the debt - financial or mental! Great video. 💕
Omg hello from Vancouver! Yeah the pandemic really popped off everyone’s shopping it seems, glad we’re getting back to “normal”
I know this is an older video but I’ve just found your channel and what you said about working for your things vs making them work for you really spoke to me! Thanks so much for uploading ☺️
Awesome! Thank you! 💛
Germans don’t like to use credit cards and get in debt that much, many people here just do it for a house loan and not on any „frivolous consumption“ ever. At least the „older generations“ and that’s how I was raised. Maybe that‘s changing a little bit now with the younger generations..
I do not even own a credit card 😅 and never had a cent of debt, even payed my car cash.
But my things definitely own me anyways, cause I own so much, that it can get stressful to just keep up with it
Omg thank you for watching and sharing, so interesting to learn that Germans don't like credit cards! In North America credit is king ahaha 💛
Yes, I feel the same. Now I’m my thirties I just want to focus on my health and maybe sneak in a few surgeries lol. I don’t need anymore things.
Omg ahaha invest in you, not your things xxx
You look cute boo. Thanks for the tips boo and have fun packing and moving 🥰
Thanks B 💛💛💛 I'll bring you along with me aha
This video really resonated with me Thor. Thanks so much for sharing! I’ve decided to do a low buy year for 2023 and because of that I could relate to so many of your points. It’s only a few months into the year, but has really changed my way of thinking in ways I didn’t expect. When you talked about having the money for something vs being able to afford it, that really clicked with me. Very well done video! 👏👏👏
Thank you 💛 💛💛 Goodluck on your lowboy year!
Hi Thor, Great video. BTW, when are you moving? Can you do a moving Vlog and also share living costs in Vancouver sometimes? I agree that it's kind of hard not to buy things, especially when you see luxury you tubers buying expensive bags after bags in such a short time frame, you kind of get influenced.
But like you mentioned, in real life, I don't think you don't need that much bags. And you don't have that much occasions to carry a luxury handbag around. My current office consists of approx. 50 to 60 people. None of them carries high end luxury handbag. Majority of the female workers carries Longchamp type nylon bags or a backpack.
Also, totally agree on shoes. I live in Tokyo and majority of people commute by combination of super crowded train and by foot, so unless you are willing to take the risk of your expensive shows being stepped not many people wear designer shoes to work.
Hi Michelle 💛 I am moving sometime in April, and I've already started filming the process ahaha. 💛💛💛
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts here. I have some similar feelings but I also just have so much fun and joy shopping, a hobby. It’s not my only hobby and I only buy what I afford but I def have that feeling of having more bags or things than I need
Totally, it's a fine line to ride ahaha I guess we're all on this declutter journey together! 💛
hi thor, been watching your vids for a while now and you really are adulting! happy for you! i live in a tiny studio in union city NJ, this makes me not hoard unnecessary stuff, although some items, i get tempted haha having a small space is a good factor not to hoard. love the vid!
Thank you 💛 Omg yeah I'm going to be living into that soon, no space = no shopping ahah
I think I’m already knee deep with this issue… I keep trying to just work on it. Wish me luck😅😅
Ahaha wishing you all the luck Dani! 💛
LOVE IT! So real !
Thank you! 💛
Can you come take over my bank account? haha. We do consume more than necessary. Especial anything on sale.... my total weakness. Im glad yo're still going strong!
Omg personal finance guru here I come lol ❤
@@anthorpology Yassssss 👏🏼
Great vid, I'm all for mindful consumption!! Sometimes I get caught in the rabbit hole of "things I don't have" when I spend a lot of time online... but when I look around me irl and practice gratitude, the urge to purchase new things diminishes. It's better on the wallet too ;)
Excited for your move!! 🧡
Omg yes the online doom scroll! 💛💛💛
Loved this video! I’ve been thinking how my storage unit in Canada has cost me $275 a month for the past two years and I really should’ve just sold the content or shipped some of the items over by now. But since I let my STUFF and ‘sentimental’ memories own me, its cost me $6600, which I wish I had not spent now 😮
omg yes thats so much on storage for things that you probably haven't thought about in years. $6600 is A LOT for things to just live in a box ahaha
I prefer to buy quality, mindfulness of the want vs need. Great topic 👏👏
Totally 💛💛💛
i don't buy anything i don't need most of the time , and every few months i clean and throw or give to charity some of the unused stuff , but i am very very possessive of my things , i live with my family and sometimes things get lost or broken , thats normal .. what isn't normal is that i will get EXTREMELY upset , angry , sad about it for the whole day and sometimes even more .. i just want to know if this like bad or has to do with mental health or what , cuz sometimes i wonder why don't i just accept that it's lost or stolen ? but even when am trying to be rational i cant stop being upset when this happen , i need help , i think? or at least to know what's the root of my possessiveness
if someone like me or know anything, pls tell me 😢
Thank you for sharing! I think it’s normal when people invade your space which includes your things and lose them, break them or in general are careless with them to be upset! Our things are an extension of ourselves to some degree so when people, like your family, aren’t careful or considerate of your items it could feel like they’re not being considerate of you! I don’t want to put feeling upon you but I’ve felt like this before as well and this is what came up for me
Great topic. Life good and not so good gives experiences to grow and reflect. I had a minimal stage for a long time. I’m not in it now but suspect I’ll come around again in the future.
It's true about the ebs and flows of consumption! 💛
I love how your videos help me self-reflect my luxury consumption. I also have a space issue that is limiting me, but it may be in a good thing in the end. 🤷🏻♀️ TFS your wisdom and thoughts with us. ❤
Thank you 💛 I'm glad you get some value from them! 💛
That was a good video T, good luck with the move 📦
Thank you 💛 I'll bring you along with me ahah
Hello bro you look excellent
Thank you x
Really interesting video and love how structured this was as well. I fully agree on the not buying non-essentials that you can't comfortably afford. But otherwise it's about balance I suppose and that optimum will differ for everyone. Work vs leisure, spending vs. saving, necessities vs. luxuries, experiences vs. things. Seems you've thought about it well and I'm curious to see what the future will bring you.
Thank you 💛 happy to bring you along this journey with me! and I agree, totally about balance!
There's a youtuber I've watched and she can't stop buying bags. She failed at a no-buy bag year challenge. She admits she doesn't need a new bag and also admits she doesn't use most of the bags she buys. She's always afraid to use her expensive bags in fear something might happen to them. She admits to running out of shelf space, yet she buys and buys and buys....LOL. Her go-to bag is a inexpensive non-designer bag that she enjoys carrying around because its trouble-free - go figure that one?
I relate 110% to your video. I only buy what I can afford. However, my last recent sneaker purchase, I spent 80% of my annual bonus check as a treat to myself, yet I picked up 2 long shifts to pay and justify the cost of it, because I felt guilty for spending on a sneaker I don't need. I wanted it so bad though. I will never do this again. And I will never use treating or giving myself a birthday or Christmas present as an excuse to buy something. I do love the sneakers, but slaving myself for it isn't worth it.
Love both pieces of your comment. I have a sneaky feeling I know who you're talking about in the first part, it's kind of sad to see someone try so much to stop shopping but are incapable of doing so. And yeah I've totally been there too about spending all your money on shoes or items and then being regretful about it so working more to make up for it. It's just a cycle that is exhausting and adds no real value to our lives. 💛
And you don’t think that’s a disease? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I am not buying anymore luxury bags lol