Investing in quality goods is better than replacing faulty goods frequently.

Keep less, but strive for multi-use goods.

Expensive doesn't always mean better, and cheap usually means low quality.

Advertising tries to make you feel like you need stuff - question every urge to buy.

Experiences outlast objects in memory and joy.

We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.

The things you own end up owning you.

Consumerism is the organized creation of dissatisfaction.

The most valuable possessions are those you wouldn't think to buy.

We've been trained to mistake the price tag for value and the brand for quality.

The modern economy runs on convincing people that happiness is a product that can be purchased.

Minimalism isn't about having less - it's about making room for more of what matters.

Every purchase is a vote for the kind of world you want to live in.

The desire for more is the enemy of appreciation for what you have.

Consumer culture teaches us that our identity is something we purchase rather than something we build.

The true cost of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

We accumulate things to fill spaces in our lives, only to discover they create spaces in our souls.

The art of living is knowing what to overlook - both in stores and in life.

Possessions are temporary custodianships, not eternal ownerships.