I totally agree, not everyone has the ability to do certain things, personally I would burn my bread, thank God for my wife, she loves doing those things, so for her it's easy... plus at the end of the month it allows us to save some money that helps us get out of debt a little, which is one of our main goals right now.

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To be poor or to be distracted?

I think there's a balance between not consuming extra stuff, and stopping trading for necessities.

I don't think we need everyone to make their own bread. That would be a colossal waste of resources. Some people are great at making bread, cool, they are the bakers. Others are great at designing microchips, etc. That's the whole point of a modern economy.

I do agree that in some places, like in the US in particular, the consumption is just ridiculous.

Having said that, the system is designed for that. If people don't spend their money in things they don't need, then it's hard for a company to grow, say, 10% every year. And that's what makes the gains in the stock portfolios, the index funds, etc. Basically any investments that people have.