Comments on: Have You Ever Wondered Why You Crave New Things?

By: Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours

Heather J. @ TLC Book Tours — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:46:51 +0000

I find myself ENJOYING new things when I get them, but WANTING them less often that I previously did because the do lead to such clutter!

I'm glad you enjoyed this book. Thanks for being on the tour!

By: femmefrugality

femmefrugality — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:02:06 +0000

That's really interesting…I didn't even know there was a "philia" for it. I think we crave new things in all aspects of our life…not just materialistic. We want to discover new places, new people. An abundance of stimuli has made us shells of people. We need to just sit and be where we are sometimes. To rediscover ourselves and what's really important.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:19:08 +0000

@Out the Window – Thanks for sharing that story and what a wonderful sentiment! I couldn't agree more.

By: Out My window

Out My window — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:33:28 +0000

Some times it is all just too much. I remember one time watching my sister in law pine over a small decorated hand towel we had scene in a gift shop at a local hospital. It was very small and hand embroidered. She talked about wanting to go get it. Finally we made a special trip fore it. I remember it being very expensive. She took it to her horrible over decorated house and place in over a cupboard door at a certain angle. You did not even see it because there was so much other country crap there. I realized she had a problem. We often buy things to fill a need in us. A need of not enough. But unfortunately things can not fill us. Love can, knowledge can, work and service can, but not things.