98 Things We all Need

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98 things! That’s all we need according to Barbara Flanagan, author of The Smart Home: The 98 Essentials for Starting Out, Starting Over, Scaling Back.  Barbara suggests that we keep high quality, well made items that will last – and before we buy anything we should ask ourselves “Do I need it?” I know if I asked myself that each time I shopped, I would have far fewer things.  Whether we’re talking about household items, clothes- or food, I really like the idea of buying less, but buying the best.

Here are a few of the products Barbara researched and found to be the best:

Pepper Mill: Peugeot

Electric Blanket: Chattam & Wells

Trash can: Brabantia