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Someone said "Your house looks uninviting and you said you said Good you're not invited" while smiling as if to laugh. I fucking love you.
I have the same mentality! She’s got life down packed. That’s how it is. You don’t want anyone who doesn’t value you. Period. Byyyeee
Not everyone wants children, and that’s perfectly fine.🥰 Love your thoughts!
The problem is that too many are choosing to be childless, and thus there aren't enough babies being born to support an aging population.
@@stephenh.4476 this is why immigration is so important for developed countries, as your natural born populace chooses to have less children you have to import more tax payers.
As a man, I worked hard to provide for my stay at home wife and children. For men today, with so many women not wanting children and a family, I don’t blame many for going their own way. Video games do seem to be a better alternative.
I appreciate you knowing you don’t want children. I have two daughters. One wanted one child. The other didn’t want any. I completely support both of them. They know what is right for them. Never let anyone else tell you how to live!
I so agree with you on the purpose of life 😅 and almost everything else. Plus of internet to meet people with same values :) all the best!
Who is going to take care of the childless when they're older and need others to help them?
This TH-camr is just absolutely awesome and she speaks what she feels, I love her! ❤😂🎉
I started my home cull yesterday
52 boxes of useless things full of sentimental value but no use to my life went to the tip today out of my loft ,I have one box of truly sentimental items, I just can’t part with
One Christmas tree and some lights and a box of tree ornaments
So from 52 big boxes to three I’m very proud
Tomorrow I start my bedroom
It’s not an easy thing to do
Hi Nicole, your comment about kids was right on. I raised three kids and now I'm watching my daughter raise two kids. To be honest, raising kids is the hardest job anyone will ever have. There's lots of joy with it, but there are also a lot of problems And stress. I think women are raised to believe they're not complete unless they have children. That is just not true. I'm glad you have the courage and wisdom to know what you want or don't want and the courage to follow through on that. We need more people like you, to be open and honest, and not be afraid to say their opinion. We also need to respect each others opinions. Bravo!
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Lol 😂
It’s the opposite
Wahmyn are literally told to ride the cockcarousel and don’t have kids
I have a feeling that the saying, 'Barefoot and pregnant' could have been coined for many of those in the US, especially men, who have been so hell-bent on pushing for the overturn of Roe v Wade. As a strategy for keeping women down it is without parallel. The beauty is that society has collectively agreed to stigmatize women who don't want children. The whole witch-burning boom in the Middle Ages was, in part, due to the suspicion of single, childless women, as being a threat to social harmony. Ensuring women were shackled in wedlock, and constantly taking care of children, removed them as competition to men for dominance, both economically, and politically.
Strong, independent, outspoken women scare entitled men to death.
I’m a mother and I agree with what you’ve said. There are joys and they become your family but raising them is hard and even when they’re adults you never know how quickly they will learn true independence despite how much you try to teach them.
I decided to not have kids, I don’t regret it. I had a stressful childhood and I would have to be a real jerk to inflict that on someone. Besides the world is going down the tubes, overpopulation is one of the issues. It’s condemning them to a life of misery.
It's so great that you took the opportunity to explain what things are like in Canada. Don't mind the negative comments, lots of us are really enjoying your content! Greetings from Argentina ❤️
Have you found other people to be judgmental about the way you live? If they do, you really don’t seem to be the type to let it bother you. You found the secret to life to me it seems. You will be financially independent by the time you are my age, and that’s pretty impressive.
Stoicism.
Yeees😊
So glad I found this channel I'm looking forward to living a life without constantly buying things I felt like a slave to shopping before. ☹️
Congratulations, Nicole! The reason I subscribe to your channel is because of your personality and no bs advice 😊 much love from Philippines!
I love your house. I wish my house looked that good. As a fellow Canadian, it’s nice to watch a Canadian TH-camr, bc it I can relate so much more.
Yay, don't have kids, I love your attitude and the truthfulness of you not everyone needs to have children.! Actually a lot of people probably shouldn't have.
Husband and I are DINKS. Retired very early, living our best life!
Watching your video's is like eating potato chips.. can't stop at just one!!
Same
I don’t see you as frugal. I see you as knowing what’s important to you and you are managing your money according to your priorities. You don’t seem ungenerous. I wish I was smarter with my money sooner! Enjoying your content thank you
I am not religious, and I appreciated you sharing your views on “the meaning of life!” 😊
You speak fast and articulate.
I love how she gets to the point without rambling.
Greetings from Ferntree gully Australia...No kids 🎉 well done🎉. We almost got sucked into kids thru social conditioning .im 64 years old married 39 years .house paid no car payments no credit card payments..you are awesome
We're so similar it's crazy! I'm 31, an only child also raised by a single mom.. didn't get a cousin until I was 12 (who I then saw maybe twice a year). I was always told growing up that I acted mature for my age and like a little adult. My mom also stressed the "no baby talk," and by the time I was school age, the speech teacher was impressed by my vocabulary and ability to keep up with adult conversations. I've also always been very frugal with my money, I guess growing up poor made me see creative ways to get by and still be happy. Even after I started making good money as a nurse, I still lived 'poor' so that I could save up and buy a house at 25. I like building my own wealth because my mom was never really able to do that for herself while raising me. Also, your views on kids... SAME. I have just never had the desire to factor in paying to take care of a child for two decades and all of the lifestyle sacrifices that come with it. I really wonder if our similar upbringings led us to similar paths in life! The more of your videos I watch, the more I feel like I'm listening to a long lost logical sister 😂
Nobody said it better in regards to your thoughts on kids. That’s been my mantra since I turned 11 years old…
I too was about to ask you about your personality type and was ready to swear it would be an INTJ! How did I know? Fellow INTJ here. Obviously, I really enjoy your content. Respect!
@@acelguevarra1621 At the 8:54 mark of the video.
Thank you for this! It has been amazing watching you blow up. Your content is very soothing to my soul. Congratulations on all your success and I look forward to your content in the future 😀
It soothes my soul as well.
Congratulations on your growing channel. I honestly enjoy your channel & your attitude towards money & choices you make is refreshing & makes sense to me. As each year goes by I continue to lessen my load on crap and crave a smaller no clutter home. We have plenty of land and being outdoors and enjoying those aspects is more important to me.
I love how you brush off negative comments. Watching from Australia 🇦🇺
I totally relate to your children answer. 100% You are not alone. I have never wanted to do it and the thought of pregnancy is almost a phobia. I'm 49 and my feelings never changed.
Ah! You're a fellow only child with no close cousins. Twinsies. 😉
Apparently also a fellow intj. I somehow missed that in the responses but saw it in the comments.
Me as well ! ❤
...and me ❤
Same here, but I'm 45. Don't want kids, also INTJ.
Being an only child with no cousins makes childlessness more likely I feel.
Most people I know that come from large families want multiple children too.
@@GoriaasComing from a large family is the reason I do not have any kids.
Nicole ,you are the ONLY woman whose home si so CLUTTER-FREE 😊. I wish more women would follow your example and be simple living
WOW you're so lucky you have natural gas, my hydro bill in Quebec in winter is $600 a month!! I do have a mansion though (inherited from my dad and needs tons of repairs but basically a free house with no mortgage and two AirBnbs outside my own living space and a view so can't complain)
I'm 35 yr female and think exactly the same about children 💯 and the holidays also. I love your videos
Thank you so much for being so real about motherhood! I am right there with you and it is so refreshing to hear. Appreciate you!
Just a fun little side note - regarding MBTI I coulda sworn you were an INTP since a lot of your vids are so informal & thoughtful & not just your vibes :) 🐦⬛
& yes - you make quite a point with the world being overpopulated. It especially outnumbers the amount of good food available & produced
Hi Nicole 😊 I really like your mentality and I agree with you on a lot of the things you've said. Great video 🤗
400 m2 for one person is insane. In Europe, family homes often are half that, and that’s for 4 people.
I don’t disagree.
Canada is such a large and diverse country that it is hard to generalize about cost of living. I know Toronto and Vancouver are so expensive but I live in Prince Edward Island and in this area and other provinces down east housing prices are a fraction of where you live. So we are very lucky in that respect.
Now I"m with you 💯% about not bringing kids into this world & it's getting worse by the hour !!
Your house is beautiful, you can't please everyone.
Yes you Are an intj, i dont think we realize how unusual that personality type is, takes many years to realize what a mystery we are to most, now if you add Aspergers (me) to that, its like amplifying it. I enjoy my clarity of thought.
Cheers from San Diego.
I asked you about your mbti because I had a feeling you were an intj (I am one too) and the responses you give in your videos are strangely alike to how I feel. I also feel the same way about kids. I’m too selfish with my time and love sleep to have any lol. Thank you for answering my questions!
Thanks for sending them in 🙂
Is that what her answer was? I think I missed it. I'm also intj. I also feel the same about kids.
Intj here too I can't deal with kids... everyone in my neighborhood has at least five and it looks expensive 💲 and chaotic.
Fellow childless by choice INTJ. Interesting that there's so many of us here in this FIRE/minimalist space.
Another intj here! Love the channel. But I just had a kid 😅 so I guess I’m in for a ride. But I live in a country where everything is a lot cheaper you don’t struggle with kids so much
Here’s a vote for doing more videos on buying and selling on the marketplaces.
Her decor is very strategic. The white walls, lack of curtains permits a lot of natural light, which cuts down on the lighting bill tremendously. She gets a like from me for that.
Love this girl Nicole, brutally honest and realistic. You go girl!!!! ❤
Love your home. Cozy. I love that you know what you want out of life. Good for you!
Also, an only child here, and was around many adults. I still didn't, learn as much as you !!!Your house IS not small, its a generous sized house. Its just not new, suburban house big. I live in an actual small house...(2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 kitchen, 1 living room). Small houses are all over Toronto IN the city.
Move to Texas, super cheap here. I have a 3000 square foot house that cost 150,000.00. I paid it off and have money to travel and enjoy life to the fullest.
Can't say I've never considered it.
I just started watching you and love your videos. I’m trying not to spend any money! I feel the same about kids ❤
Just found your channel. Thank you for the inspiration. I am moving towards a simpler way of being.
*standing ovation* in regards to choosing to be childfree (not childless). As a 45yo who felt similarly (and like you happily have pets however never wanted child/ren) it's amazing how much we as women have to justify that we do not want children. Take it from me, it does get easier as you inch closer to 40 and people start asking about "will you have kids" question less. It's one of the benefits of being in you 40s is that no one bothers you with "are you having kids" question. Instead, it's "do you regret not having kids?" hahaha
Just subscribed yesterday and currently binging on your vids lol I appreciate that you talk fast and get straight to the point.
Can you speak more about your house experience, what regrets you had and lessons you learned? Things you would do differently if you could redo it?
Congratulations Nicole! Well deserved!!You’re awesome! Really great information on your channel!Thanks for all you do! You’re just the best!You give me hope that I can dig myself out of my current situation!👏❤️
PS I’m on my Christmas break from work so been cleaning after Christmas… I am literally throwing stuff out my front door! I live in my sons backyard so I won’t get in trouble for making a mess gonna donate it to Goodwill
You are so funny and real! I’m 47with no kids and it was never on my radar! Jordan Peterson is looking at me disapprovingly.
Ha I’m a INTJ also and not a kid person. I love my alone time and like to do what I want. I love your channel and personality.
I enjoyed your Q and A. Your home looks lovely and welcoming 🙂
Every time I watch, I press the Like.😀
Even though you regret buying your house and wouldn’t do it again, you now have the insight of a big hard lesson ☹️ If you were still in your town house you would still be looking for a detached home. You will NEVER make the same mistake again so it’s a good thing……I think! 🤪😉😳🤔 I too bought at the height before selling my other home. It took a l..o..n..g time to sell and I sold for far below the asking price 😭 such a very stressful time!! I too nearly had a breakdown over it, so I understand how you feel. You are not alone! Don’t be too hard on yourself ❤ your new home is beautiful and you are making it your own. Love your work 💪🏼👏🏻☺️
I'm 55 and live in Wisconsin. I bought my house in 2003 for $40,000 and it is paid off. It is 1200 square feet with a full unfinished basement. I am retired from law enforcement and have a small part time business. I am attempting to become minimalist at this time. I enjoy your videos as I can relate. Also you may want to look at some videos on why globalism is failing.
Great videos just had an binge of some of your content 📸
Fantastic video 💯
Just found your channel, and love it! I like the no shit approach and your humor is great
I absolutely love your personality and sense of humor lol I found you from your Why I'm So Frugal video and subscribed because you're very interesting and I feel like I'll end up learning a lot from you. I also love that you love your dog so much! :)
I like the pristine space characterized in a home with no past, only future.
Hi Nicole, you’ve already passed 10 K by now, congratulations! I’m glad I came across your channel. I like how honest you are-it’s a breath of fresh air these days. I live in Ottawa, formerly lived in Toronto. Everything you said about the cost of living in Canada is 100% accurate. I wouldn’t call myself a minimalist but growing up in Eastern Europe we didn’t know much else but to be frugal :).
Please, keep sharing content, I’ll definitely be watching.
Live your life your way. I live in Ontario, Canada, in a working class neighborhood where black and white, male and female, heterosexual and LGBT all struggle in this economy. Frugal is a good mindset.
I agree 💯 about the "meaning" of life.
I LITERALLY take something away from every video you make. Great content!
One of the questions that you are now answering is about you being so smart at such a young age,I’m 71 years old and just in the last couple of years have I been becoming the person I always should have been,finally. I wish I would have been as smart as you when I was your age!
- Funny I was just appreciating in a different video how minimal and simplistic your decor is.
- US people buying a house for $100k are usually in depressed areas with relative income opportunities. But if that area is on the up swing and develop then it’s not a bad purchase. I appreciate your spending restraint and management.
Yes! I visited Toronto last years and will be back, but yes you are right, it is expensive! The average apartment where I was staying was $1700 on the lower end.
Congrats ! I enjoy content that is just “ real “ . No BS . I do not like clutter at all so I think your house looks perfect . 😊 I also do not like dust or dirt so tend to go with shutters or blinds as well.
Hi Nicole, I recently came across your videos. I am interested in personal finance and your videos reassure me that I am doing the right thing. I wish my wife would THINK like you. I knew you are an INTJ before finish watching the first video. You are logical and rational. It’s hard to find people like you in real life. I am an INTJ too. I think you are a female version of me!!
My first house was a burden to me so I rented it out. You always have options.
There are refering to your mind set. That's true you have a mature mind set. That's what I always was told when I was growiwg up.
An un-inviting home seems very inviting to me. 😬
🤗 WOW , The next Eckert Tolle … he’s a Canadian as well ! You are amazing ✌️
I SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS WHAT I THINK (we all love that) your house is a great investment all win win
Your space, your comfort ✔️ keep looking on an FBMP for items , you will know when it’s the right fit, but save to buy a new comfortable sofa 👏🇨🇦
I've been watching your videos and I so enjoy them. You r a breath of fresh air I this silly mislead world. I am 66 years old, a widow, a minimalist and a bit of a prepper. I would like to suggest to u to try a few of my habits. 1. I use vinegar and baking soda for all my cleaning and laundry, and wool dryer balls. My house contains no chemicals. I use no shampoos, conditioners, soaps or creams, and no makeup. I lean my body and hair with plain hot water. This may sound extreme to most people but I must say my skin is clear and soft and my hair is
And I continue... my hair is soft, smells fresh and is not dry or oily. This works for me but most people will not even try these methods as they have been brainwashed I to believing they need to spend tons of money on products which remove all thenaturL oils and then more products to replace the oils they've removed. Honestly, before we had thousands of different chemical and costly products to choose from we had plain naturel water.
There r many other habits I have developed over the years to save money and the environment, many of which u have talked about. Again, I enjoy listening to your ideas!
The market in Toronto was completely insane. I also bought a house over the pandemic, it wasn't a disaster by any means but all said and done I wish I had stayed where it was. Now with the interest rates and super slow market we are kind of stuck where we are for now. Good luck, it does get a little better as time goes by.
I follow the rule of "Buy in nice or buy it twice". If you buy cheap shit it will break and have to buy a better one any way. Pay a little more and save in the long run as get better use out of a middle range item.
I already assumed INTJ from watching your videos. I am one too and also a vegan. I figured if I made videos they would be incredibly similar to yours. 😂
You made me smile. Socialized Medicine is paid for but everything in Canada is basically unaffordable. 🧐
Get ready for 2023.
Nihilism…honest to God, I’m not lying.
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I disagree with your philosophy but enjoy your channel👍
That was very interesting. You’re a natural in front of the camera and I’m loving your channel. Thanks!
God Bless You :-)
Hey I'm also an INTJ
Good job...the sky is the limit...keep up your good content and please stay true to your personal perspective.I like the way you think..I'm a minimalist and enjoy your vibe ...thank you
love you 🙂❤ i think alot like you! happy to be me and in love with Jesus
agree on tiny home but where- so not easy to find land etc
I find your content quite enjoyable, but I do have some reservations. It seems like you navigate a delicate balance between frugality and what some might consider being overly cost-conscious. While I appreciate a good bargain, I remain unconvinced that an IKEA desk represents a wise investment, given that they tend to wear out quickly, especially with heavy use.
I just found you two weeks ago and watched a lot of your videos. Basically you are me😂 which is crazy. I thought there’s finally a person who thinks like me. Now you mentioned that you are an INTJ, I am not even surprised. Maybe that’s why there are a lot of similarities between us. I’m an INTJ too. Keep doing your videos. I love them all. As I see, other people too. ✌🏼
High end merchandise tends to be badly made. For myself, in your place, your place has little color in it. I'd get lengths of fabric from wherever, I don't know what's in Canada, but I'd put those on the windows. Just for color.
Netherlands has also that high prices of houses and gass.
Hi, love your QandA. Thank you for being so honest will your answers. Not easily to find on here. Take care.
Today, as I search your videos you are up to 42000 subs. You are so worth it.
Watching you from Brazil! I just came across your channel and I have been catching up on all the content. I really like your videos! Specially the honest blunt way you approach topics! Thank you for doing a great job!
I love how up front you are. Awesome content! From, Maumee, Ohio 😃
Me and my wife bought our vacation home but he rent the house we live in. We feel like we can leave at any time (move states or cities) also we don’t have to pay for any repairs or wear and tear besides our deposit. The vacation home is on a island in Texas and the cost of land there will only go up. We thought long and hard about that and seemed like a no brainer but society makes you believe you need to buy your house asap. I don’t think that’s the best answer for everyone.
There's nothing wrong with your house! It's simple and your only filling it with quality furniture and items
My goodness...now over 7k subscribers! And I am one of the new ones as well. I think you are great. You make me laugh AND you male a LOT of sense! Congratulations.
Your home is beautiful but it must be hard to keep warmer in the winter time but it’s nice
I agree with you about kids.every part that you said lol. Very refreshing to hear others with the same thoughts on this
I found your video re the 5,000 mark, I looked again and you are up at 37,000! You have really grown. I'll have to find your other "mark" videos. You are honest and refreshing. I was shocked to hear how expensive Canada is. I somehow thought USA was out of control and Canada was doing so much better. I love your speech, so many others hem and haw, uhh, ya'now, right?, etc. To me that's a sign of not thinking things through before opening your mouth. You seldom do that and I appreciate it. Keep up the good work.
There is a purpose and meaning to life.