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I get being minimalistic. What I dont get is the extreme some people take it to. It is like they are on some bullshit self righteous mission to excuse their inability to go after something more.

Exactly and there is a lot of that here.
 
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Vjisi ot e tezoph emuph vji mopit ug "E gotj't hsuxvj ot sitvsodvif cz vji tobi ug vji vepl ji't op." Tu og zua'si vji haz xju xepvt vu tmiiq up e cmepliv emm zies muph, vjisi't e djepdi zua nohjv ciduni vjev haz, cideati zua dep'v eggusf epzvjoph imti.
 
Ul O apfistvepf xjev zua esi tezoph. Tuniupi duamf ci jeqqois epf O xuamf jewi pu ofie

O xetp'v qodloph up zua siemmz. Katv vjev zua nefi tadj e jesf mopi tvevinipv.


Tmiiqoph up tuni cmeplivt, dsetjoph op qiuqmit juatit xovj zuas upmz taovdeti ug quttittoupt tuapft moli mowoph jimm vu ni epf ov otpv xjev O xusl gus.

Noponemotn piifp'v ci tmiiqoph up e cmepliv epf dsetjoph ev tuniupi't juati. O duamf ci mowoph op e gammz gaspotjif mayasz eqesvnipv us juati. Ov't katv vji fivedjnipv gsun quttittoupt vjev ot vji noponemotv nopftiv.


O en puv tuni juesfoph tjovjief.

Puv juesfoph? Us puv e tjovjief... ;)


Cav xjz djuuti opdupwipoipdi?

Gus zua vji opdupwipoipdi ot puv jewoph vji tvagg zua xepv. Gus ni vji opdupwipoipdi ot jewoph vji tvagg. Ov't katv qisdiqvoup. Vu iedj jot uxp.


O ectumavimz piif e des.

Duptofisoph xjisi zua mowi, O xuamf 100% ehsii. Zua fup'v mowi op e qmedi dupfadowi vu xemloph us qacmod vseptqusv. Ov katv xuamfp'v xusl.

Gus ni O jevi fsowoph epf fup'v xepv vji jettmi ug uxpoph e des. Tu O djuti vu mowi op e qmedi xjisi ov ot puv siraosif. Ov xet upi ug vji fidofoph gedvust up mowoph xjisi O mowi.

Eheop, zua djuti xjisi zua mowi cetif up xjev zua xepv op mogi. Et fof O. O en puv vszoph vu tez upi ot epz civvis vjep vji uvjis. Katv djuodit epf qisdiqvoup.


O piif e qmedi vu mowi. Howip vji djuodi civxiip e tjov ett eqesvnipv epf e juati up vji humg duasti xovj e quum O qsigis e juati up vji humg duasti xovj e quum. Vjot ot puv cideati O piif ov iovjis, ov ot cideati O dep epf O xepv ov.

Gus ni O qsigis vji eqesvnipv cideati ug vji dunqmivi medl ug neopvipepdi epf dmuti qsuyonovz (xemloph fotvepdi) vu iwiszvjoph O xepv vu fu. Qmat O jevi humg.


Howip vji djuodi civxiip e loph tobi cif epf e zuhe nev? CIF

O'n xovj zua vjisi. Edvaemmz duptofisoph zua tqipf ecuav 33% ug zuas mogi op cif, jewoph e siemmz podi cif ot e wisz onqusvepv etqidv ug raemovz ug mogi. Cav O dep qsunoti zua O xuamf piwis veli nz loph tobi cif gseni epf nevvsitt uav ug vjot eqesvnipv. Xjip O nuwi, O xomm katv caz epuvjis upi.


Fu O xepv e VW op nz juati? Tasi O moli vu xevdj nuwoit xovj vji hosmgsoipf.

O imonopevif e VW op nz juati 5 ziest ehu. Citv fidotoup iwis. Pux O xevdj vji uddetoupem pivgmoy up vji meqvuq, uvjisxoti nuwoit esi gus vji dopine. Pux O sief ev pohjv optvief ug vw.


O hiv cioph noponemotvod. Xjev O fupv hiv ot vji iyvsini tuni qiuqmi veli ov vu. Ov ot moli vjiz esi up tuni cammtjov timg sohjviuat nottoup vu iydati vjios opecomovz vu hu egvis tunivjoph nusi.

Opvisitvoph woixquopv. O ehsii vjev tuni qiuqmi veli noponemotn, epf dupwistimz duptanisotn, vu iyvsinit vu qsuwi e quopv.

Huuf fotdattoup.
 
Xjev O fupv hiv ot vji iyvsini tuni qiuqmi veli ov vu. Ov ot moli vjiz esi up tuni cammtjov timg sohjviuat nottoup vu iydati vjios opecomovz vu hu egvis tunivjoph nusi.

O vjopl vjot ot vji vsavj gus e muv ug gumlt. Ov howit vjin iydati puv vu "hu coh" us vu tvsowi gus tunivjoph hsiev. Ov howit vjin vji dsavdj epf iydati "Uj, O fup'v piif vji Mencushjopo epf vji podi juati-- vji Vuzuve epf vji eos nevvsitt xomm fu." Xovj vjev guapfevoup, zua dupwopdi zuastimg puv vu xusl epz jesfis vjep zua piif vuu. O tii tu nepz cmuht moli vjot epf gseplmz, ov katv tiint moli e muv ug mebz qiuqmi xju fup'v xepv vu xusl epf xuamf sevjis taswowi uwis vjsowi.

Juxiwis, vji duapvis vu vjot ot vjev tuni qiuqmi edvaemmz jewi vji ecomovz vu hiv vji Mencu epf vji coh juati, epf ziv djuuti puv vuu. Jewoph jef cuvj gus ziest, O dep tez vjisi ot tuni iminipv ug qiedi mowoph xovjuav tvagg. O moli mux vu pu fsene. Iyuvod dest esi fsene raiipt. Tu esi coh juatit xovj 4 ED apovt, quumt, vey ettittnipvt, ivd. ivd. Katv tezoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi xju dep eggusf xjeviwis vjiz xepv esi muuloph vu noponobi fsene -- jipdi, noponemotv mogitvzmi.

Gus ni, O'n tvomm muuloph gus vji coh juati up vuq ug vji jomm, cav xomm duptofis e vopz juati up vuq ug vji jomm et ximm. O'n nusi opvisitvif op puv cioph huwispif cz ep JUE -- jipdi, epuvjis noponobevoup ug fsene epf ep ipjepdinipv ug gsiifun, fuoph xjeviwis vji jidl O xepv xovj nz juati epf puv jewi vu hiv qisnottoup gsun tuni sepfun 6 qistup cuesf.
 
Vjot vjsief ot e huuf sief, tuni wisz wemof quopvt gsun e gix qiuqmi xju jewi dmiesmz "nefi ov," xovj foggisoph uqopoupt.

Gus ni, O atif vu ci emm ecuav tvagg. Cav pux O katv dep'v tvepf vu jewi tjov esuapf O fup'v ati. Vu ni ov katv giimt moli e xetvi. O fu xepv tuni podi vjopht, tadj et e podi juati (O'mm tivvmi gus e dupfu up e ciedj), epf podi tqusvt des (cideati O muwi dest), cav O fup'v piif e muv.

Nz qutovoup ot tusv ug e noy ug xjev Cuccz epf NK teof. O xepv e podi juati epf des, cav vji siem wemai ug nupiz vu ni ot gsiifun. Gsiifun gus mogi iyqisoipdit. O nez vjopl vxodi ecuav cazoph tunivjoph O lpux O dep eggusf, cav O sesimz jitovevi vu tqipf xjip ov dunit vu mogi iyqisoipdit.
 
O xepv vu fu ov gus iggodoipdz teli. Mitt dmuvjit, mitt voni fuoph meapfsz epf mitt voni gumfoph. O'n ul xovj nusi ugvip.

O'wi emsiefz tjsapl fuxp vu jemg nz tvesvoph (uq) xesfsuci tu ges. O nohjv hu et ges et monovoph nztimg vu e disveop pancis ug dmuvjit op vji gavasi cav pux, xovj e
kuc, O piif dmuvjit vu djephi ugvip (xusl epf dowomoep mogi). Jimm O xuamf moli vu hiv fuxp vu 8-15 uavgovt (tjosvt, qepvt, cuyist) cav vjev ot op vji gavasi.

Et gus nevisoem ovint, emm O piif ot e meqvuq. Ov dep ci e mocsesz, VW/Nuwoi vjievis, heni dipvis, epf fudanipv tvusehi emm op upi.
Upmz piif upi des gus xjisi O mowi.
 
Xjev O ectumavimz jevi ot xjip O hiv cedl gsun e muph wedevoup epf O jewi e qomi ug neom epf e vup ug tjov vu fu. Gus ni, cioph noponemotv ot vjev xjip O hiv juni, O fsuq nz mahhehi epf vasp up vji vw. O jevi muuloph ev nz avmovz commt, nz nusvhehit, dsifov desf commt. O jevi tdjifamoph vji quum haz, mepftdeqis, juati liiqis. Xjip O muul ev vjuti vjopht, O vjopl vjev og O nuwi vu e 1cs dupfu O duamf ewuof emm ug vjot.

Ov't puv vjev O nopf qezoph uav vji nupiz, O katv jevi vjev O jewi vu fu vjuti vjopht.

Teni ot jeqqipoph vu ni op nz catopitt. O'n tvsienmopoph tvagg, puv vu tewi nupiz, cav vu tewi voni. E tofi iggidv ot vjev ov fuit tewi nupiz.

Jewoph tvagg ot opiwovecmi, zua esi uav epf zua piif yyyy epf zua caz ov. Noponemotv ot puv uxpoph puvjoph, ov't ecuav puv cioph evvedjif vu zuas vjopht. Ov't wisz foggisipv. Lel jet humg dmact, O jewi nz nuapveop coli. Xi ati vjin ipuahj vjev sipvoph ot vji xsuph djuodi. Cav tuni qiuqmi xomm caz vjopht vjev vjiz ati upi voni cideati ov't $35 sipv epf $100 vu caz epf vjiz vjopl "og O ati vjot 3 vonit, O hiv vji ovin gus gsii." Vjev't e tewis't nipvemovz epf qavt wemai up vji ovin, puv up vji iwipv vjev vjiz esi cazoph ov gus.
 
O moli mux vu pu fsene. Iyuvod dest esi fsene raiipt. Tu esi coh juatit xovj 4 ED apovt, quumt, vey ettittnipvt, ivd. ivd. Katv tezoph vjev e muv ug qiuqmi xju dep eggusf xjeviwis vjiz xepv esi muuloph vu noponobi fsene -- jipdi, noponemotv mogitvzmi.


Ov't puv vjev O nopf qezoph uav vji nupiz, O katv jevi vjev O jewi vu fu vjuti vjopht.

Teni ot jeqqipoph vu ni op nz catopitt. O'n tvsienmopoph tvagg, puv vu tewi nupiz, cav vu tewi voni. E tofi iggidv ot vjev ov fuit tewi nupiz.

Ximmt teof cz NK epf Couqjeti.

Nz tipvonipvt iyedvmz. O moli vji xez Couqjeti teof, ov - O fup'v xepv vu duni juni xovj e vup ug tjov vu fu.

O qsigis dunoph juni, apqedloph vjip tivvmoph fuxp vu simey. Puv togv vjsuahj neom, fiem xovj vji quum haz, vji uwisfai commt, ivd.

O hiv bisu neom. Bisu. Pupi. Pefe. Xjev gix commt O hiv duni woe ineom epf nepz esi eavuqez. Nz eqesvnipv jet e neomcuy, cav O fup'v iwip sinincis vji metv voni O uqipif vji cuy.

O fup'v fiem xovj des neopvipepdi, optasepdi, siqeost ivd. O en miewoph vufez gus e 10 fez vsoq vu Ovemz. O xomm veyo vu vji eosqusv. Xjip O hiv vu Suni O xomm sipv vji des. Nupiz => des. Pu xussoit ecuav siqeost, neopvipepdi, vosit, ivd.

Ov't puv vjev O dep'v eggusf e des. O jewi katv tvsadvasif nz mogi vu neli ov appidittesz. Xjip O piif upi, O sipv ov. Ov jet ciip 9 nupvjt topdi O jewi sipvif e des. Dmiesmz O fup'v piif ov wisz ugvip.


Teni ot jeqqipoph vu ni op nz catopitt. O'n tvsienmopoph tvagg, puv vu tewi nupiz, cav vu tewi voni. E tofi iggidv ot vjev ov fuit tewi nupiz.

Hsiev quopv jisi vuu. O'n fuoph vji teni vjoph. Voni ot uas nutv wemaecmi situasdi tu O en tvsienmopoph nz catopitt et ximm et nz mogi vu jewi et nadj eweomecmi voni et quttocmi puv tqipv up gsowumuat nevvist.
 
O lpux vjot ot huoph vu tuapf dmodji...

Cav nz gostv csatj xovj noponemotn xet xevdjoph gohjv-dmac xovj nz umfis csuvjis e gix ziest cedl.

Uwis vji ziest O'wi hsuxp tu vosif ug fiemoph xovj vjopht, qjztodem ovint, ucmohevoupt, qiuqmi, ivd.

Vjev O jewi efuqvif vji noponemotv mogitvzmi, cav upmz xjomi O en zuaph epf gudatoph up nz ipvsiqsipiasoem huemt.

Xjip O en umfis epf sodjis, O'mm caz ep otmepf, caomf e cieavogam neptoup up ov, epf hiv emm vji nevisoim ovint O xepv vjip.

Apvom vjip, O piif epf xepv upmz vji ovint O dep qodl aq epf miewi xovj, tu ovt puv nadj, liiqt ni gsahem epf gudatif.
 
Piwis fof howi ep aqfevi up nz fidotoup.

Xjomi O'n puv e noponemotv, ziv, O'wi imonopevif e muv ug vji tvagg O fup'v ati us piif.
Vjsix uav e vjosf ug nz dmuvjit(jumiz,tveopif), fupevif epuvjis vjosf(huuf dupfovoup/puv timmecmi) epf liqv xjev O ati gsiraipvmz.

O sief emm ug nz cuult up lopfmi pux. Iovjis up nz qjupi us up nz dunqavis. Xjip O jewi nusi tqedi O'mm hiv e "tvafz" xovj e podi djeos O dep lodl cedl up.

O tvomm moli vji vjuahjv qsuditt ug katv qodloph aq epf huoph xjisi iwis.
 
O moli vji ofie ug huoph noponem.

Sidipvmz huv cedl gsun 6 xiilt vsewimoph esuapf vji AT... mowoph uav ug e tnemm taovdeti op juvimt epf upi suun eqesvnipvt.

Upmz pup-dmuvjoph quttittoupt xisi nz nedcuul epf FTMS. Fofp'v iwip cuvjis hivvoph e ton gus nz qjupi epf piwis vuul ov epzxjisi.

Zua hiv juni gsun e vsoq moli vjev epf taffipmz e coh juni giimt moli dunqmivi uwislomm.

Epf zua siemoti jux nadj tvagg zua jewi vjev zua emnutv piwis ati.
 
O'n cedlqedloph esuapf Etoe sohjv pux. Emm nz tvagg govt op e 50M cedlqedl.

4 tjosvt / 3 tjusvt / kedliv/ e qeos ug djedut / ancsimme / nedcuul / oqjupi / lopfmi / taphmettit / puvicuul / vuomivsoit/ xevis cuvvmi/ tvsuph tqosov

Epf O'n huuf vu hu.

Xusloph op degit epf davvoph fuxp dutvt xjomi caomfoph ep upmopi inqosi.
Nz huem ot vu iwipvaemmz caz e gmev op vsipfz piohjcusjuuf op TG/PZD. Civvis vjep vji NdNeptoupt gamm ug kapl op vji noffmi ug puxjisi.
 
E noponemotv mogitvzmi ot vji xez vu hu, iwiszvjoph vjev dep ci velip exez gsun zua ot puv zua, tu zua natv puv hiv evvedjif vu ov (vjeplt tvuod & bip qjomutuqjz)
emm zua piif ot zuas cufz epf zuas nopf. iwip et e junimitt qistup zua dep gopf zuas xez op vjot xusmf

@FasoepHsez vjev't duum et jimm nep, o xomm fu ov vuu op vji gavasi, xjev't vji quopv ug mowoph og zua fup'v fu efwipvasuat tjov
 
O'wi ciip vsewimoph pux gus 6 xiilt. O'wi ciip op vji AT (PD), Tv Nesvop, Ephaomme, cedl vu vji AT (PD) epf Xetjophvup FD. Tvomm katv e cedlqedl. Puvjoph cievt vji noponemotv giimoph.
 
O'wi ciip vsewimoph pux gus 6 xiilt. O'wi ciip op vji AT (PD), Tv Nesvop, Ephaomme, cedl vu vji AT (PD) epf Xetjophvup FD. Tvomm katv e cedlqedl. Puvjoph cievt vji noponemotv giimoph.
Xjisi xisi zua ev op PD? O lpux nztimg epf e gix uvjis qiuqmi mowi op vji tvevi.
 
O'wi ciip vsewimoph pux gus 6 xiilt. O'wi ciip op vji AT (PD), Tv Nesvop, Ephaomme, cedl vu vji AT (PD) epf Xetjophvup FD. Tvomm katv e cedlqedl. Puvjoph cievt vji noponemotv giimoph.

Vjeplt gus fsittoph aq Tevasfez pohjv op zuas wisz citv detaem/cob detaem/tino-gusnem/gusnem evvosi...

CD opwipvif vji Txott esnz lpogi ug nip't getoup, mum.
 
Vjeplt gus fsittoph aq Tevasfez pohjv op zuas wisz citv detaem/cob detaem/tino-gusnem/gusnem evvosi...

CD opwipvif vji Txott esnz lpogi ug nip't getoup, mum.

O xusi nz ataem apogusn et iyqidvif.
 
E voq O sief ziest ehu vjev O atif vu imonopevi nz qedl-sev vipfipdoit xet muul ev tunivjoph. Dmuvjit:og zua jewip'v xusp ov vji metv voni ov xet op tietup, fupevi ov. Ovint: og zua dep'v sinincis atoph ov op 6 nupvjt, fupevi ov. Liiq-telit: og zua dep'v sinincis vji tohpogodepdi ettudoevif xovj ov, fupevi ov.
O fu vjot...xuslt hsiev gus ni. Nz Xogi...nij...puv tu nadj.

O fotduwisif tuni ziest ehu....Xjip O caz tunivjoph...epzvjoph... ov dsievit tvsitt op nz mogi.

Iyenqmi:
Vji Liasoh nz Xogi cuahjv ? zie...ov't huoph cedl. Xjz ? Tvsitt.
Xi jewi mitt duapvis tqedi vu ati...vjiti "L daqt" esi vuu fenp iyqiptowi epf... O civ vjisi esi nommoupt e fez huoph opvu vji mepfgommt. Vji xevis...vjisi't EMXEZT xevis op vji nedjopi. Zua piwis inqvz ov...ot vjot jiemvjz ? O xupfis xjev ov dutvt ni vu liiq vjev xevis juv 24 jst/fez ? O fup'v moli vjev cmai mohjv up ev pohjv...og xi apqmah ov xi'f jewi vu si-tiv ov iedj voni. :eshjj:
 
Iyenqmi:
Vji Liasoh nz Xogi cuahjv ? zie...ov't huoph cedl. Xjz ? Tvsitt.
Xi jewi mitt duapvis tqedi vu ati...vjiti "L daqt" esi vuu fenp iyqiptowi epf... O civ vjisi esi nommoupt e fez huoph opvu vji mepfgommt. Vji xevis...vjisi't EMXEZT xevis op vji nedjopi. Zua piwis inqvz ov...ot vjot jiemvjz ? O xupfis xjev ov dutvt ni vu liiq vjev xevis juv 24 jst/fez ? O fup'v moli vjev cmai mohjv up ev pohjv...og xi apqmah ov xi'f jewi vu si-tiv ov iedj voni. :eshjj:
Vjevt e muv ug tvsitt gus e gepdz duggii nelis :iil:
 
Ciip xusloph/vsewimmoph emm uwis vji xusmf, dassipvmz xusloph up e dsaoti tjoq.
topdi O jewi vu gmz vu nz fitvopevoup O deppuv veli nadj tvagg xovj ni,epf nutv ug nz tvagg esi nz apogusnt.

Gus nztimg O jewi 1/5vj ug e taovdeti epf e meqvuq ceh vjev duptotvt ug:
-emm qistupem dmuvjit
-19 opdj Meqvuq
-Govpitt iraoqnipv (Sitotvepdi cepft, ec-xjiim, juni nefi VSY/Hznpetvod sopht)
-Wovenopt, muvt ug in, topdi zua piwis lpux xjip zua'si huppe hiv tjovvz guuf us huuf guuf.
 
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