#33: In Pursuit Of Buying Less & Doing More
Young House Love Has A Podcast
John Petersik
4.9 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2017
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
What's it really like to downsize? We talk with House*Tweaking blogger Dana Miller about how moving to a smaller home (at a time they're family was expanding!) helped them achieve their financial and family goals, and why it's not always as easy as it may seem. Plus, our own pursuit to spend less money on things and more on experiences leads to a very strange morning together. Also, when should you buy vs. rent a new tool and Sherry's favorite quick trick for dents and scratches in wood furniture.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this week's episode is brought to you by DIYs, a free phone app that lets you |
| 0:06.4 | video chat with licensed professionals whenever do it yourself project has you stumped. |
| 0:10.0 | We're actually going to play you one of those calls later in the episode, but in the meantime, |
| 0:13.6 | you can visit diwis.com slash yl. |
| 0:16.3 | That's DIY with a z on the end. |
| 0:18.0 | For more information, or download the app today for your Apple or Android device. |
| 0:26.3 | I'm John. |
| 0:27.3 | And I'm Sherry. |
| 0:28.3 | We like home stuff. |
| 0:29.3 | We like talking. |
| 0:30.3 | And we like the occasional game show sound effect. |
| 0:35.0 | So welcome to Young House Love has a podcast where we have deep and not so deep conversations |
| 0:39.7 | about DIY, design, and life at home. |
| 0:42.7 | Today blogger Dana Miller talks to us about the realities behind deciding to downsize. |
| 0:47.2 | Plus we break down whether to rent or buy a tool and my love of being submerged in hot |
| 0:50.5 | water takes us to a very strange place. |
| 0:53.3 | Hey Sherry. |
| 0:55.3 | Hey John. |
| 0:56.3 | What's new with you? |
| 0:58.6 | There's a lot new with me, but I want to start with something that is not a recent new |
| 1:02.2 | thing, which we'll get into a moment are adventure earlier this morning. |
| 1:05.9 | Sherry has talked in the past about how her best friend has moved to our neighborhood |
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