442 | Rental Culture
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists speak with Lisa Ann about the benefits of renting clothes, homes, cars, books, tools, and more. They also talk about when it’s best to own a thing instead of renting it.
Discussed in this episode:
What should I do with my wardrobe if my style preferences constantly change? (2:21)
What’s one thing you’d rather rent than own? And what’s one thing you’d rather own than rent? (21:37)
How does letting go of things help people let go of resentment? (46:55)
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast has bad words. Every little thing you think that you need |
| 0:24.8 | Every little thing you think that you need |
| 0:29.4 | Every little thing you think that you need every little thing that's just feeding your greed oh I bet that you'll be fine without it. |
| 0:37.0 | You're listening to the minimalist podcast with Joshua Fields Milburn and T. K. Coleman. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you, Malabama. |
| 0:45.1 | Hello everybody. |
| 0:46.3 | Today we're joined by our returning champion. |
| 0:49.8 | Lisa Ann is here. |
| 0:51.2 | Lisa is the host of the new Serious XM radio show, Better Habs. |
| 0:56.2 | She is also the author of The Life Back for More from Loss to Less Is more, where she discusses everything she did to simplify her life. |
| 1:08.0 | Last time we had Lisa on the show, we talked about porn addiction on episode 258, but today she's in studio because we want to talk about |
| 1:16.1 | rental culture, including finding happiness by owning fewer things. |
| 1:21.8 | Coming up on this free public minimal episode, a caller has a question about what she should do when |
| 1:26.9 | her style, preferences, and tastes continue to evolve over time. |
| 1:32.0 | And then we've got a lightning round question about which things are better to rent |
| 1:36.3 | than own. |
| 1:37.3 | Followed by our right here right now segment and a listener tip for you. |
| 1:41.6 | You can check out the full maximal edition of episode 442, |
| 1:46.1 | where we answer five times of questions, and we dive deep into several simple living segments. |
| 1:51.3 | That private podcast episode is out right now at |
| 1:53.9 | Patreon.com slash the minimalists. Your support keeps our podcast 100% advertisement |
| 2:01.4 | free because sing along at home y'all advertisement suck. |
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