Material Possession Puns

Something like a Car. I never saw myself owning one despite my parents telling me a thousand times to own one so that I don't have to commute. But then you have to add things like maintenance and so I see that as an added expense.

What about everyone? What materialistic possession have you gotten rid of or starting to get rid because it has become a liability.

...in case of an unfortunate event, where I get robbed, lose anything to a natural disaster, fire, etc.

It would take some time to create but I think the piece of mind it would bring me would be worth it and would make filing an insurance claim and remembering everything I lost much easier.

Hi,

As the title suggests I feel bad when my acquaintance shows me off his new material possessions. I'm neither rich nor poor, I cover all my needs pretty adequately. However, he is on the richer side of the spectrum, he buys new staff (good for him, I have no problem with that) and he communicates this in first change. I feel bad because he seems not interested in my real life. How can I manage this feeling? I try not to be disturbed by this but I can't always do this. Also, I try to focus on my family which fortunately is not so consumerists.

Fuck.

I’ll be honest , its a fair assessment - so how do you pitch that you ultimately want what’s good for the sake of the human condition and community to someone who views reality so individualistically? Especially when lazy and sleazy people will always exist and feed into that capitalist’s biases?

So last time I posted this: https://www.reddit.com/r/relationship_advice/comments/nitta8/how_much_is_to_much/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

I was struggling to trash a lot of junk I was hoarding. Months later it’s still something I am working thru but I developed a system to let go.

I pack a box and let it sit out of sight; in my closet for a few days. I realized I don’t miss or even remember what’s in the box, and I am able to take it for donation drop off.

It’s seems simple but this has changed my life. I am ready to move and transition with only a third of my belongings and I am HAPPY. I didn’t think it was possible.

“I’d be much happier if I could buy that air fryer.”

“If only I owned a newer, better iPad, I’d feel better.”

“I’ll feel good when I get my hands on that book.”

These are the thoughts that pre-occupy me very often. It’s not difficult to say that happiness is unrelated to material items, but it’s harder to aply that to your own thoughts and emotions. “Money cannot buy you happiness”, yet I never seem to learn. And what do you expect? Our society is (understandably) miserable. Everywhere you go, you’re bombarded with ads telling you that you’re miserable, but hey, our product will fix that. You’ll finally have self-esteem.

For a long time, I’ve used shopping and hoarding as a method of filling the hole in my soul. Do I need half of these items? Not particularly. But I purchase them for the sake of having something new. Sometimes, I like to order packages just for the sake of having something to look forward to, since my life just feels so horribly uneventful. I feel stuck in my life, so the introduction of a new item seems to somehow be an escape from life, this mundane cycle I’m stuck in.

It’s something new, that I want and is good quality. So surely it must make me feel something. But depression doesn’t budge. While it does make me glad that I have said item for a moment, I quickly revert back to boredom. I don’t know if I will ever read that book, or if it will only be a decoration for my shelf. These new clothes become just clothes in days. I won’t even wear the accessories that I thought that I wanted so badly. They become so dull and unexciting.

And it’s never enough. Since I get bored so quickly, I need to buy more. So great, I just bought new headphones. But I now need new cosmetics. Got those, now I need a new video game. Eventually, I’ll inevitably run out of money. That fear is pretty much the main thing holding me back. It’s not just purchasing things, or an addiction to consumerism, it also applies to not being content with my environment though I have everything. I’m still so damn empty even then.

I’m reducing my happiness to material possessions, and allowing them to control my mental state. I feel that my room sucks and is boring, and that I want to just move completely to a flat or something. But given that I’m 16 and developmentally disabled, that won’t happen soon. If only I had never ditched art, I could hang my creations on my wall or make me hate my room a little less. But… yeah. I’m a little stuck. Any advice is greatly ap

I can’t understand why peoples are so obsessed with possession nowadays. “If you upgrade your house, you might have a gf”, “if you change your lifestyle, your fashion, you’ll be better”. No, it’s not. If you’re depressed, living in a penthouse or a townhouse is not different. Sometimes I just want to throw away all the stuffs in my house. Why need a sofa when you never have a guest? why need a fancy dining table when you never eat at home? Many ppl own so many things in their house just to impress their friends, guests, etc. They want to prove that their life is healthy but it’s not.

I was just thinking about this the other day, if a Monk is supposed to need only the clothes on his back, how would you build a character that is all about getting MORE stuff?

I was thinking like a fallen paladin (Oathbreaker) thats all about greed but it doesn't benefit them mechanically, then i was thinking about Artificers who can attune to more magic items but i don't know how to go about making one who is obsessed with Avarice.

How would you guys build a character that draws power from their greed?

NOTE: he doesn't have to be evil, perhaps his greed will lead him down that path, but for now he's just a treasure obsessed adventurer

Hi, the other day I (28) had enough and left my abusive relationship with a backpack holding my laptop, some clothes, my passport and some toiletries.

I feel like life has given me a second chance and I want to do it my way. My partner was super materialistic and pressured me to be the same way, often buying me things or pressuring me to buy things I didn't want to. We accumulated tons of stuff.

Also my partner pressured me to spend money unnecessarily and never let me pay off my debts, something that was pretty important to me. I accumulated so much debt being with them.

I work remotely so I'm thinking i will bounce around the country (US) spending time with family/friends until I'm emotionally OK and then trying out living in Europe for some time.

The most I've bought since I left was a toothbrush and some food. Clutter stresses me and I want to begin this new chapter in my life only buying the essentials. Any advice? I have this dream of traveling the next year with only a backpack but idk if it's possible.