You're overspending because you lack values

Overconsumption is a spiritual problem, not a money problem. Lessons about desire from "Spirited Away".

You're overspending because you lack values Overconsumption is a spiritual problem, not a money problem. Lessons about desire from "Spirited Away". Sherry Ning Sep 09, 2025 27,783 538 6,774 Share One morning in January, I woke up and it was like a spell had been broken the way I looked around my room and saw how dull everything was, not because it was lacking but because of how full it was of stuff . Stuff I didn’t particularly love. Stuff with no serious meaning to it. Stuff I didn’t care about. Stuff that, if you had secretly tossed, I wouldn’t even realize went missing. Stuff I bought becau

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