Comments on: Toyota Camry – Benchmark of Materialism

By: Jingwen » Blog Archive » So This Is What Actually Went Down

Jingwen » Blog Archive » So This Is What Actually Went Down — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:01:59 +0000

[...] in the house. Which, by the way, I managed to fit into my new car, so I obviously own less than one Camry’s worth, considering the Colt is a micro car! I own much less than I originally thought, which bodes well [...]

By: Vera

Vera — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:55:38 +0000

OH LOL, this reminds me of my moving experience. It took me and dad some 2 trips with 2 suitcases each. Then again, we didn’t have to carry any furniture.

In any case, my mom was horrified that I refused to carry most stuff. Some days I’m also missing important stuff. Like a truckload of jumpers and blouses XP

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:19:12 +0000

Ugh, I’m the exact same way. I hate having tons of crap and clutter and whatever all over the place. I think I could also fit all my posessions into a large car with a trailer for the furniture, but I still think I have too much. I’m moving in less than a month and you can bet I’m going to use the opportunity to get rid of a ton of stuff.

Everyone just buys stuff and then loses it in the clutter and then buys more stuff to replace it, so they end up with like five battery chargers and two mixers and ten serving trays. My mother does this and it drives me nuts. I don’t know how people can live swimming in so much junk. It’s ridiculous.

By: marilyn

marilyn — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:14:19 +0000

Besides clothes and towels, I think most of my possessions are textbooks =/

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:43:18 +0000

Yeah, and you still fit more in there than the 46kg I *used* to be allowed to take on planes to get to college. It really pisses me off that I have to pay for checked baggage now. Thanks for screwing over the college students, airlines.

Also, while I agree with you that you shouldn’t give her more junk, if it’s stuff that she cares about she cares about it and you don’t need to do anything about it.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:44:57 +0000

I was such a a horrible hoarder. Before I moved out of home, I had kept most of my school notes and books (including all the notes from the HSC!) from about year 1 onwards. I threw most of it away when I moved out but I still kept some select ones.

I don’t think you necessarily need to be materialistic, in the sense that you bought too much, to have too much stuff. :P

By: Caity

Caity — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:45:44 +0000

Hahaha you are too cute. When I moved into my apartment, I got rid of a whole bunch of crap like that which was stored away in my old room in my parent’s house. I agree, although I do have a bit more stuff than you probably would, still. It’s a start.

By: Darnielle

Darnielle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:20:04 +0000

… assignments and notes and stuff.

I hit enter too quick. Bah!

By: Darnielle

Darnielle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:19:33 +0000

I was thinking that I have a lot of crap because it took two trips in a vehicle quite a bit larger than a Camry (a Nissan R’nessa) when we moved, but then I realised I’m a grown up and we were moving an entire home (5 rooms), not just a bedroom… and there are two of us.

I have one box of crap, which isn’t really crap. It’s all my 1st year

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:55:36 +0000

I would love to be able to fit all my stuff into a single car, and a trailer for furniture. As it stands now, I would need a full sized moving van … ick. I don’t know how you do it, but honestly I envy you. Granted, it’s not all mine, at least 1/3 of it belongs to my husband ;) but still, we live in an apartment. It’s hard knowing what is okay to part with, and what is worth holding on to, just in case.