How to live eco-friendly?

2025-06-09 17:57:11

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My wife wants to get out of the current living situation as soon as possible and goes along with everything. We finally want to realize our dream of owning a house. The current apartment is simply too small, we can't invite anyone over, we have no open spaces, no retreat room. I have understood that I can't take everything away from my wife, women need some "personal space," fancy dresses, etc. Perfumes, extensions of real hair. Some things will be less but my first idea was: no expensive perfumes anymore, no expensive makeup, no dresses (only Shein)
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Yes. The problem is just that "you" won't be able to return to your old consumption-rich lifestyle once you have the house. Something like that can maybe be sustained for 1 or 2 years to fulfill the dream... but a house costs money, even if you own it. And a lot of money, if you can't buy the house 100% finished and pay for it immediately.

Always keep that in mind.

2025-06-09 18:04:47

Presumably the washing machine washes and afterwards it goes into the dryer. It's much less effort than it sounds. I wash my laundry myself between trips and it takes me 20 minutes of active time until the suitcase is full again for 2 weeks with fresh clothes.

I think most of the time is spent after washing and drying: sorting, rolling socks, etc. Also, not everything is crease-free enough for me when it comes out of the dryer. And I am tolerant of wrinkles.

For me, my astonishment bordering on horror was never about time, by the way.

2025-06-09 18:16:03

This is also the unspoken deal, which is why I tolerate the aforementioned decadence.

Then you are a more tolerant person than I am. It wouldn’t exist for me, I would go crazy. The story from the ski vacation describes a neurosis: being dirty because you are disgusted by a used but reasonably clean towel. We are drifting completely off-topic here, and it’s my fault. Sorry.

2025-06-09 18:18:19

Maybe I'm already crazy, just highly functional?

To be honest, I think he was simply too lazy to shower and was looking for an excuse.
But yes, we're drifting off topic.

2025-06-09 18:29:48

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It was never about time btw, for me, but about amazement bordering on horror.

But what then? Don’t say it was about the environment or CO2, otherwise we can gladly start the debate about what a single-family house with 160m² plus double garage and stone terrace means for the environment. Or the annual vacation flight to the Mediterranean or the South Seas, depending on the budget.

2025-06-09 18:40:06

Now don’t start with the environment or CO2

Besides that, there is also the fact of protecting the laundry itself.

How to live eco-friendly?

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