[wredcoll]

Sure, the point is that doing all of that is more expensive, in terms of time, money, flexibility and stress, than owning a washing machine.

The difference is that you need $x00 to invest into the washing machine to then benefit fromt over the next decade+

[mc32]

The Amish have no problem doing these things at all. It’s a mental block. People can do it.

[wredcoll]

The amish have a crappy life heavily subsidized by their surrounding neighbors. We can't all do that.