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The Idea of Living with Less

by Hanzky — Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 9:00 am

in Eco Friendly, Editor's Corner, Editor's Note and tagged with

I know, after this particular post, anyone would laugh when I throw them the idea of me going on a living with less journey. To my defense though, they are all quality bags that I will cherish for years and years to come. They are also have been through a few steps of consideration and logical thinking :-)

Actually, the idea of living with less have been intriguing me for the past 1.5 years. I made this post on August 2010 to help me with my purchase decision making process. So have I been living with less since then? Well, let’s just say that some days are better than others, of course. There were times when I didn’t buy anything for a whole month but there were also days when I totally forgot the idea and shopped like my life depended on it. I need to be more consistent.

This living with less concept popped up in my mind when I went on a Europe trip in June-July 2010. It’s true that you’re bound to learn something when you travel, and I wasn’t excluded. Some things I learned;

  • I learned that I look just fine without eyeshadow on.
  • I learned that my hair turns out ok without a fresh from the salon hair style.
  • I learned that my face looks alright without a foundation and lot of makeup on. In fact, I looked fresher and happier (true, could be due to the fact that I was having a really good time there).
  • I learned that I could live with one bag over and over again (I usually change bags at least every other day), same thing with shoes
  • I learned that we don’t need different products for the adults and the kids, such as shampoo, soap, lotion, sunscreen, toothpaste, etc. I felt ridiculous that each of us had different products/brands that serve the same purpose at home.
  • I learned that I could get by with limited clothes and still look nice. It forced my creativity to mix and match.

That was only in fashion and beauty department, I also learned a lot about consumption, consumerism, Eco-movement and having a quality life. For example,

  • I learned that Europeans are very environmentally friendly people.
  • I learned that in Paris, most don’t have an air conditioner in their apartments and the office! Even the stores don’t feel significantly colder than the outside temperatures.
  • I learned they have clothes line in Italy! And I used to annoy my mom for the clothes line in our house and asked her to dry the clothes in the electric dryer instead.
  • I learned that soulless products made in China are invading the world, even in the small alley in beautiful Venice, which saddened me.
  • I learned a lot about life too, which surprised me that I gained so much knowledge from the trip other than figuring out that sale is soldes in French, rebajas in Spanish and saldi in Italian.

Bottom line is, when I came home, I just realized the different kind of life I was exposed to than the one I just saw during the trip. You see, I lived in the US for 10 years. So I was totally accustomed with the American way of living. You know, the fast food, the fast fashion, the SUV, the big house with attic and basement overflowing with stuff, the over the top consumerism, the celebrity worship culture, the everything instant life. Well, not that everything was bad in the US, but a lot of people were having this so called American Dream concept and busy chasing it and shopped their way through.

So when I came home, I de-cluttered my house. Not only I got rid of so many clothes, shoes and beauty products, I also got rid of unused kids toys and other house decoration. De-cluttering my house is a never ending project. It seems that I de-clutter every week yet stuff just got accumulated on its own *sigh*. The goal is to have as little items as possible and the items that left have to be: functional, works great and used often, a treasure or something that holds so many memories, things that I dearly love and have a purpose at home. Miss Minimalist has listed 20 questions on her web that you need to ask yourself when you want to get rid of stuff in your home.

Since it’s a new year, I would like to make ‘living with less’ as one of my new year resolutions. For a start, I’ve already gotten rid of 40 pieces of clothing from my wardrobe and reduced my beauty products collection. I still have to make my way through each room in my house and get rid of more stuff. As a human being, it’s just impossible not to buy stuff, after all, to live is to consume.  So the idea is not to not spend money, but not to waste money. I need to make sure that what I buy is exactly what I need, not because I was swayed in the notion that that product is what I need to solve all of my problems, or what I need to complete my life, or will make me look better, because they will not be one product that will do just that.  It’s actually tiring to be trapped in the consumerism. For example:

  • The amount of time we spend on researching the product! I spend hours and hours online to read reviews, compare prices and features, browse on different kind of looks. And then the visit to the mall or if you buy online the transfer process, the waiting for the goods to arrive and all those little things that add to our to do list, add to our worries and just clutter our mind.
  • The clutter those products make in my house. I’m tired of having disorganized house, having to clean the products, restoring it, maintaining it.
  • The additional products that I need to accommodate that one product. For example if I buy a pair of beige skirt that will look oh so lovely to be worn with red pumps, if only I have the red pumps so next thing I know, I was on the hunt for a pair of one.
  • And so many other things.

So here’s what I’m going to do other than de-cluttering and get rid of my stuff:

  • Keep track on the expenses I make, every single day. I already have an excel file that works just how I want it and I haven’t missed a day. It cringes me to see the number that adds up each day.
  • Using more natural products. I have ditched my conditioner and used virgin olive oil instead. It’s more expensive than drugstore conditioner, but it’s healthier.
  • Cook! I can’t cook everyday but at least I can find a way to cook or bake twice a week. Not only clothes, the over consumption has also made its way to my fridge and kitchen cabinet! I need to check it once every week and make sure the almost expire stuff is used or cooked right away. I have wasted so many vegetables, fruits, cheese and other stuff because of it :(
  • Plant something the whole family can eat. I’m thinking of chilly :D , we always use it everyday and seem to be the easiest to do.
  • Be more selective with the stuff I’m bringing home. Not just the things that I buy but those freebies that look harmless to bring. Working in Female Daily Network and being invited and sent so many stuff make it easy to abandon this rules. But really, I don’t need anymore junks in my house.
  • Never forget to bring my Fashionese Daily green bag. I often brought it last time, only to fill it with the stuff I bought and forgot to take them out when I got home. I’ve never left home without it. Grocery shopping is easier because I’ve always asked for box instead of plastic bag.
  • I always sort the waste at home, something that I haven’t adamantly enforced in the office. But I will do starting this week!
  • In order to have a more peaceful life and spend more time with family, I have also be more selective with everything I read, hear and see. For almost 2 months now I have decreased my online, especially Twitter time significantly. I haven’t watched TV for more than a month now. The first thing I did when I entered my room is no longer turning the TV on, but turning my iPod dock and listen to soothing music. Life is indeed more peaceful when you don’t have uninvited and unnecessary noise around

I guess that’s my plan for now. I’m more determined to make it ever since I watched The Pursuit of Happyness last week. Wish me luck with this living with less journey and I will update in here as I go :) .

*picture courtesy of www.thetinylife.com


46 Comments to “The Idea of Living with Less”

  1. ketupatkartini says:
    January 17, 2012 at 9:34 am

    somehow, I feel that someone come up with this idea, and decide to start so, because the whole time before is spent otherwise.
    but, turns out, it’s not necessarily true. we sure can decide to living with less, from the beginning. I do wholeheartedly agree with each things Hanzky mentioned above, but for sure, someone needs to find their own ‘trigger’, to be fully conscious in living with less.

    ps: bag terakhir, ttg more peaceful life, kok aku ngerasa… oh noo… is this a sign that someone start to leave their youth time? :D hehehe… *peace*

    • Hanzky says:
      January 17, 2012 at 11:53 am

      Emang begini kali yah kalo udah menua :D . Kalo dari yang gue baca-baca itu, kebanyakan triggernya sih karena mau saving dan karena udah menemukan panggilan jiwanya..tsahh..hehe, jadi ceritanya mereka mau travel lebih sering lagi. Ada yang pergi around the world for 1 whole year straight, jadi barang-barangnya dijual-jualin untuk modal selama jalan-jalan. Tapi abis itu jadi keterusan deh.

  2. mskellybag says:
    January 17, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Hani I’m trying to live with less but it’s not easy yah. kemaren pas pindah2an gw seneng bgt, a lot of things gw kasih ke karyawan2 di rumah. tas2 mulai gw jual2in dan sebagian gw kasih sodara. Dari 60 tas berkurang jd 20 tas sekarang :D baju2 jg berkurang banyak, apalagi di rmh yg baru ga ada ruang wardrobe, hanya lemari baju doang. berhubung rumah lebih kecil, jd banyak yg gw kasih2in. Ada hikmahnya juga pindah. Trus biasa ada TV di kamar, skrg gw ga pake TV. Hopefully kedepannya makin baik. Kalo beli 1 baju baru, harus ada 1 baju yg disingkirin, sepatu juga gitu. gw planningnya

  3. mskellybag says:
    January 17, 2012 at 10:58 am

    halah kepencet submit :D planning gw, kalo ada barang selama 3 bulan ga dipake-pake, it’s mean kudu dikasihkan ke org :D untuk skincare, bodycare, makeup, ga lagi nyetok, tp beli kalo udah mau abis ajah.
    thanks Hani for sharing. makin semangat untuk live with less even though it’s not easy :)

    • Hanzky says:
      January 17, 2012 at 12:04 pm

      Dari 60 sampe 20 tas ran?..wahhh berat banget tuh pasti yaa. Bag is the hardest for me karena belinya pemikirannya panjang bener…but then again gue nggak punya 60 tas sih..hihihi. Emang bener kalo rumah itu biangnya. Soalnya kan gatel aja liat ada bagian-bagian yang kosong. Trus kalo ada yang nggak kepake juga bukan langsung dikeluarin tapi disimpen di gudang. Trus gue juga baru nyadar kalo rumah besar sebenernya juga kurang mendukung tuh untuk keharmonisan keluarga, bisa-bisa satu rumah tapi malah jadi jarang ketemuan, jarang ngumpul di satu ruangan, jarang papasan, etc.

      Baju-baju gue juga gue pisahin ran yang udah lama nggak dipake. Kalo selama 3 bulan masih di situ aja that means they don’t belong there. Living with less ini sebenernya gampang kalo nggak ke expose sama barang-barang baru, nggak ke mall, nggak di update Syita kalo ada barang baru di BBG online shop yang dia ikutin..hahahaha nyalain orang kaan jadinya….

  4. nenglita says:
    January 17, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Suami gue nih prinsipnya masuk 1 keluar 1. Mau ga mau gue jadi ‘terintimidasi’ untuk melakukan hal yg sama :p
    Tapi akhirnya, perberapa bulan, memang gue selalu bongkar lemari untuk mengeluarkan benda2 yg jarang dipakai atau kemungkinan udah nggak dipake lagi. Kalo tas, sepatu, yah berhubung koleksi terbatas, jadi belum bisa di rotasi deh :D

    @Rani, hebat deh, tasnya dari 60 jadi 20!

  5. Ambung says:
    January 17, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Haniii…suka deh bacanya! Ngebuat semangat buat disiplin utk ga buang uang. Gue jg nih msh suka buang bahan makanan kr expired. Dah niat tahun ini musti lbh selektif klo grocery shopping.
    Kalo gue, tiap juni sama desember jadwal buang2 barang. Buang disini mksdnya dikasih org. Yg msh bgs bgt buat adik gue (biasanya tas), yg baju2 gitu gue ksh tmp recycling gitu. eh tapi ya, lama2 idup jadi gak ribet loh klo ga kebanyakan barang. Ga perlu waktu 15′ buat mikir blush yg mo dipake, ga perlu mikir dr malam buat tas yg dipake besok. Hihihihi.
    Seriously, like rani said, it’s not easy….godaan dimana2. Makanya penting bgt klo buat gue utk punya lingkungan yg kondusif. Punya tmn2 yg jalanin hal yg sama bnr2 bantu bgt! Kayaknya kudu mendoktrin otak kalo ga semua brg yg gue suka harus gue beli , walaupun punya uangnya. Ayoook kita semangat jalanin live with less ini.

    • Hanzky says:
      January 17, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      Yuk Rik kita bikin thread ‘Living with less’ di forum..hehe. Emang harus ada temennya nih. Gue kalo abis baca-baca blog tentang minimalism gitu pasti deh langsung tergerak, jadi memang harus diingetin terus-terusan. Bener banget tuh soal blush, my next post will be about beauty products. Kalo makanan memang harus seminggu sekali dicheck kulkasnya, ditetapin misalnya hari Jumat atau hari apa. Trus mau nggak mau menunya mengikuti bahan-bahan yang ada.

      Hiks nggak gampang emang yah, apalagi kalo barang-barang kecil dan murah meriah, atau barang yang tinggal satu-satunya, lagi diskon pula…huhuhu.

  6. nopai says:
    January 17, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Udah waktunya bersihin rumah! Kemarin udah berhasil bersihin kamar dan barang-barang Maika. Tapi barang gue yang masih kebanyakan dan perlu disortir (buang tepatnya!). Mariii bikin jadwal rumah.
    Nah Han klo yang expenses gue pake iXpenseIt di iphone. Membantu juga. Gue juga selalu catet semua pengeluaran gue, yang kecil sekalipun. Jeleknya gue suka isi setelah 2 minggu. Jadi langsung kejedak pas liat jumlahnya :)

    • Hanzky says:
      January 17, 2012 at 1:17 pm

      Kalo nunggu 2 minggu sih udah keburu kebobolan dong yah Pai :D . Kalo gue akhirnya udah nemu yang paling cocok sih, di excell aja dengan format yang gue nemu di web. Udah langsung kebagi-bagi lifestyle, kebutuhan anak, kebutuhan rumah tangga, etc.

      Enaknya tinggal di apartemen ya itu ya Pai, tempatnya lebih nggak memungkinkan untuk nimbun barang. Ini sebenernya kenapa toko kaya ikea itu laku banget, karena mereka offer berbagai macam storage system/solution. Memang membantu merapihkan tapi sebenernya cuma merapihkan barang yang ada, bukan mengurangi.

  7. sanetya says:
    January 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    Febri juga punya peraturan 1 masuk, 1 keluar. Dan ini gue terapkan untuk barang-barang gue … jadi ya tiap kali beli 1 baju, 1 baju dari lemari mau tidak mau harus disumbangkan. Soal catat pengeluaran, gue melakukannya mingguan terutama setelah pergi-pergi di akhir minggu karena untuk harian gue udah ada budget sendiri dan biasanya selalu cukup.

  8. Lorelai says:
    January 17, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Aduuhh, Hanzky ini artikelnya bagus baget… kayaknya pengen hidup lebih tenang bukan karena seseorang jadi lebih tua deh, mungkin juga karena turning point in life? Sejak tahun 2010 nikah, gw udah gak di support ortu lagi, jujur gw langsung gamang, hilang pegangan (bahkan sampe skrg). Apalagi ekonomi di sini lagi bener2 sulit dan efeknya kena ke gw.
    Kemaren pindah rumah, laki gw buang TV kita (kasih org lain), dan kita ga punya TV sama sekali di rumah karena kita berdua jarang nonton TV, dan program di sini bener2 gak bermutu sama sekali. Now we watch lots of documentaries from youtube, it’s much more fun!
    Makanan juga skrg gw gak mau buang2 kayak dulu. Kalo biasanya mikir “hari ini makan/masak apa yah” sekarang mikirnya “apa yg ada di kulkas yah?” Walaupun cara ini gak menjamin ga ada yg terbuang, tapi jumlah barang yg terbuang ga sebanyak dulu.
    Untuk pakaian, kemaren pindahan ada 5 kardus isi pakaian yg dgn berat hati harus gw relakan. Pertama, yg masih bagus banget gw jual, trus setelah itu gw bikin acara “kledingruil” artinya tukeran baju. Banyak cewe2 dateng bawa baju lama yg ga kepake, trus kita saling lihat2 barang dan tukeran. Ini cuma cara memuaskan diri punya baju baru tanpa keluar duit :D I got really2 nice clothes and get rid of many unused clothes.

    • Rere Khan says:
      January 18, 2012 at 11:38 am

      ‘kledingruil’ ini oke bangeeetttt… buat orang2 yang ga keberatan pake second hand clothes (kerennya, vintage deh) ini tuh oke banget buat ngehemat… apalagi seringnya gw tuh ngiler sama baju bukan yang ada di manekin tapi yang lagi dipake sama orang soalnya klo dah dipake kan baru ketauan bagusnya. Duh, adain kayak gitu dong di Jakarta, gw ikut deh pasti :D Batasin aja bajunya yang no more than 200k misalnya :) )

      • Lorelai says:
        January 18, 2012 at 4:32 pm

        Rere, mungkin untuk bikin acara lebih kondusif dan bener2 gak men support buang2 duit. Semua orang yang bawa pakaian harus dateng dengan mindset “ini baju/sepatu/aksesoris harus keluar dari rumah”. Jadi ini bukan acara buat cari untung, tapi untuk bersih2 rumah.
        Setiap baju dikasih nama/nomor seri dgn indikasi siapa yg punya baju itu. Setelah muter lihat2, coba2 dan catet2 baju yg naksir, trus nanti berlanjut kayak sejenis auction. Misalnya A & B naksir baju yg sama dari si C, trus si C ternyata naksir sepatunya si B, jadi yg bisa tukeran cuma B – C, si A kalah bidding donk :D Harusnya gak ada yg sakit hati lah ya… kan tujuannya cuma mau buang barang…

    • Hanzky says:
      January 25, 2012 at 8:43 am

      Hebat deh lo berani buang TV. Gue juga udah nggak nonton TV lagi tapi tetep aja lho di kamar ada TV sama di ruang tamu dan dua-duanya subscribe ke cable channel sendiri2, bukan satu untuk berdua…boros banget kan!.

      Kledingruil itu banyak dilakukan oleh FDers lho, terutama untuk makeup sih karena gampang bawanya. Sounds like a simple life you have there ya Nai….boleh dong cerita-ceritanya dibagi di FD :)

  9. erweniati says:
    January 17, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Great article, Han!
    Need to start doing the same thing. Bagian menyingkirkan barang2 yang gak perlu atau gak terpakai sih quite easy to do for me, dan sudah mulai gue lakukan beberapa tahun terakhir ini. Tapi bagian men-stop beli2 barang yang gak dibutuhkan tuh yang paliiiing susah! :D

  10. mskellybag says:
    January 17, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    Huahaaha iya Han, gilak juga tuh gw pikir2. Beli tas sih teteup, tp no more impulsive buying :D yg ngegarai tuhh kan blanja2 impulsive. Han bikin dong thread living with less, bisa dpt ide2 juga dari orang laen. Eh tapi iya loh Han, gw kok ngerasanya di rmh lebih kecil, lebih hangat gitu.

    @lita: iya pas kapan tuh gw iseng2 ngitung, sampe pusing sendiri….hahhahahah

    @Rika: gw kalo mlm msh mikir mau pake tas apa….hahahha. Tp berhubung yg di rumah gw cuma ada 7 tas, sisanya gw titip di rmh nyokap, jd mikirnya ga kelamaan :D

    @Widi: start from Skincare! Hihihihi abisin dulu baru beli :D

  11. adiest_gg says:
    January 17, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Mbak Hani, artikelnya keren deh yang ini :-D aku setuju deh kalau dibikinin thread khusus di fd soal ini ^^ and yes you’re right europeans are very environmental friendly people. I once ask my friend here in netherlands why the choose to ride bicycle instead of using bus or motorcycle that is definetly more convenient…and guess what does she answer..It is because bicycle is environmental friendly than using bus or motorcycle!!! I’m shock, because I though she would say that bicycle is cheaper than bus or motorcycle… I do wonder gmn ya cara orang tua, guru2 dan lingkungan sekitar mereka ngebentuk pemikiran yang seperti ini. Btw satu lagi, berhubung belanda itu kecil banget, otomatis hampir semua rumah disini tuh piyik-piyik…tapi ko ya bisa ya mereka ngatur dengan OK jadi kelihatan nyaman and manusiawi gituuu… semua serba well organized, and kayaknya mereka terbiasa dengan prinsip 1 barang masuk = 1 barang keluar, aq sering liat orang buang2in furniture, tv, dll gitu atau kalau ga dijual ke toko barang bekas dsini…

    • Lena says:
      January 17, 2012 at 9:21 pm

      kepentingan publik itu dijunjung tinggi di negara2 maju, itu kuncinya imo. so if it’s for a public good, people participate (siapa lagi kalo bukan saya mentality). kalo di indonesia kan, mana2 paling enak buat diri pribadi atau kelompoknya. so what outsiders see as tolerance, is actually people inconveniencing each other, jadi bergiliran gitu. kalo hr ini kamu yg parkir di trotoir, besok saya. anak2 meraung2 di ruang publik gapapa, anak saya juga gitu. dst. *rolls eyes*

      ya mungkin masih dalam proses ya. setelah ratusan tahun dijajah dan gak ada kesempatan memikirkan diri sendiri, skrg ada opportunity utk itu. mungkin masih perlu beberapa generasi sampai berubah.

    • Hanzky says:
      January 25, 2012 at 8:58 am

      Oh iya waktu itu aku liat di mana yaa..Paris mungkin atau Barcelona? Jadi disediain sepeda pake koin/kartu gitu. Kita tinggal ke halte-haltenya aja, ambil sepeda trus kita pergi ke tempat tujuan kita, trus ya udah tinggal aja sepedanya di halte terdekat. Bisa naik sepeda tanpa perlu beli sepeda! Menarik banget kan yah….

  12. Lena says:
    January 17, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    travel is really eye-opening, isn’t it.

    actually, researching for products is quite enjoyable to me. i learn so much that way, about ingredients, about how things are made, about how the color red is pronounced in other languages (i can say red in at least 6 languages mainly due to ‘researching’ makeup lol). i guess the time you spend when you do something you enjoy, is not wasted.

  13. Ambung says:
    January 17, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    @hanzky @rani : iyaaaa…yuk bikin han thread nya. Hihihihi sesekali dong ah kita bahas yg agak dewasa gitu hihihihi

    @widi @rani : bener wid, mulai dr skincare. Gue nih dah setahun ini udah ga beli skincare. Nah dlm 1-2 bln kedepan kyknya bangkrut nih krn pd abis semua. Gue pakein stok2 yg lama. Agak bosen n gatel sih pengen beli2 tuh kmrn kmrn, ehhh skrg pas giliran dah pd mau abis rasanya pengen ga abis2 biar ga kluar uang :) )

  14. suki says:
    January 17, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    jadi intinya save earth juga nih, soalnya hanzky ga pake lagi electric dryer yang boros listrik, xD

    • Hanzky says:
      January 25, 2012 at 9:24 am

      Gue emang udah potong rambut sih, biar nggak terlalu bergantung dengan segala alat-alat dan produk rambut. Kalo untuk sehari-hari, gue udah membiasakan untuk nggak di blow dry, tapi kalo pas ada acara atau meeting sama client, kayanya masih nggak pede karena ngerasa kurang rapih :D , jadi tetep deh pake catokan..

  15. velicious says:
    January 18, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    I love this article dan smua tanggapan2nya..memberikan ide,mengingatkan lebih tepatnya untuk saya yang doyan nimbun barang di rumah termasuk di kulkas.Thanks yahhh…

  16. nitanadaus says:
    January 21, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Yeaahh., love this post so much.. :) Thank you..
    Ak sering banget beli-beli buah banyak., trus simpen di kulkas., tp kadang suka males ngupasnya..
    Ada ide ga supaya ga wasting gitu..?

  17. erweniati says:
    January 24, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    @Rika, @Rani,
    Bener bangeeeet! Gw udah stop beli2 skincare coba2. Dan tahun ini lagi bikin resolusi TIDAK BELI lipstick!
    Impulsive buying itu biasanya emang lebih bahaya, kayanya murah meriah tapi jadi ngegampangin n beli banyak. Sama aja bo’ong. :|

  18. luvly_qilie says:
    January 25, 2012 at 10:45 am

    nice post! :)
    p.s: ditunggu ya thread nya…

  19. dadomalang says:
    January 25, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    hani, eike juga lagi dalam proses mengurangi mengkonsumsi barang, dalam hal ini baju, tas dan makeup. secara eike merangkap distributor Sole Mio, PR banget namanya gak beli baju, wong new arrivalnya saban minggu. Tp syukur alhamdulilah udah sebulan ini gak beli samsek, 2-3 bulan sebelumnya paling beli 2-3 sebulan. biasanya 2/3 biji seminggu. jadi udah bisa bangga sedikit lah. Soal tas juga. dl kayaknya sebulan bisa beli 2-3 tas. sekarang beli tas per 2/3 bulan sekali. kayak Rani, tas ku dulu ada banyak, ya sekitar 80 pas jaman jaman jahiliyah. sekarang tinggal 30 an lah. makeup juga rasanya udah jarang beli. terakhir beli kayaknya eyeliner UD yang coklat mencoklat itu. intinya kalo buat aku sih bukan buat nabung ya Han, tapi kok rasanya sia2 aja gitu beli barang banyak dan tyt gak kepake. dan mungkin juga krn eike sudah tua, jadi semangat belanja agak berkurang. kecuali soal sepatu. yang soal ini sudah berkurang jg, tp gak signifikan berkurangnya, hihihihi. dan udah 2 bulan ini eike mencoba nyatet pengeluaran, ada bolong bolongnya juga sih. tapi yang bikin aku bangga, setidaknya aku nyatet pengeluaran bukan karena disuruh betet tp karena kesadaran sendiri. yah mudah2an karena maksudnya baek ya dimudahkan jalannya ya Han, hihihihi

  20. dadomalang says:
    January 25, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    sorry, mau nambah 1 hal lagi. jadi intinya kalau buat aku, kalau beli trus dipake sih silahkan aja ya, apalagi kalo bisa dipake berulang ulang, utk barang fashion, kan jadi punya nilai ekonomis. yang bikin sedih itu kalo beli dan tyt gak kepake. cuma nganggur cantik di lemari. beli beli barang macam itu yang sekarang lagi aku coba kurangi Han

    • Hanzky says:
      January 25, 2012 at 4:14 pm

      Iya bener Non, seperti yang aku tulis di atas, the idea bukan untuk nggak spend money tapi nggak buang-buang uang. Belanja sih pasti tetep belanja, tapi belanja yang terarah :D nggak asal kalap gitu aja. Tas-tasnya dikemanain itu non? Kok nggak keliatan bersih-bersihnya di forum?

  21. Keshi says:
    January 30, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    to Hanzky, boleh minta format excelnya ngga? setuju banget sama artikel ini… eh salam kenal yaa… baru pertama ikut testi di sini, seneng banget dengan artikel ini.

  22. Ingke says:
    February 8, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    menarik dan setuju banget :)

  23. amaria says:
    February 22, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    love this article. Abis baca langsung dipraktekin dgn declutter isi lemari. Ternyata lemari yg lega dan ga awut2an bikin pikiran jg jadi lebih lega :)

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