What is so important to people that they feel the need to overbuy? I understand retailers' need to sell, because that's how they make money, but why do we need to own so much stuff in our lives? Why do things make us feel more valuable and like our neighbors aren't worth as much as we are? Even young children tend to think they need everything they can grab, which deprives them of their playmates. Why are we so finicky? Why do we put as much stuff in a shopping bag as we can handle when some store is having a special sale of everything in the bag at fifty percent off the entire bag? It takes too much energy to store, sort, organize, clean and remember where all my stuff is. I'm cleaning! My belief is that we should abandon the idea of ​​overconsuming by spending less and renewing or renovating what we already have. Therefore, the next question is: will spending, or even spending too much, make you happy? Having enough is a personal decision. There are those who strive to have everything their friends, family, and neighbors have. Their status, according to them, is elevated by the quantity and quality of the goods they have in their possession, or so they think. According to Tammy Strobel in the article “But Will It Make You Happy?” ", written by Stephanie Rosenbloom, "The idea that you have to go further to be happy is false. » The economy won't collapse if we all used a little more common sense in our purchases and bought a little less. Our resources need a break. Page 2We need to slow down our consumption. Consumerism has silently spiraled out of control, and because it doesn't make any noise, we can ignore it. The point is that people are in the middle of paper......om). I agree with this thought, in fact, this is the direction my husband and I have been heading in recent years. Our thoughts are to use what you have, repair what you can, and buy what you need. Life is much less cluttered and running errands and paying bills becomes much less of a burden. When you are able to reduce your spending, buy less and consume less, you will find that you have time to play and money for more important things, perhaps a little money and time extra to take a well-deserved vacation. Works Cited Livingston, James. “It’s Black Friday: spend for your soul”. Los Angeles Times. November 25, 2001. The web. November 5, 2013.Rosenbloom, Stephanie. “But will it make you happy?” New York Times. August 8, 2010. The web. November 7, 2013. Wente, Margaret. “Consumerism is good for the soul.” The Globe and Mail. December 15, 2012. Web. December 2. 2013.