Erica and her family decided that it was just too much strain on them for erica to work outside the home. even though she was a successful attorney and they enjoyed the good things in life, her family made a conscious decision to reduce their reliance on consumption and material possessions. this behavior has been termed

This behavior has been termed Voluntary simplicity.

This is a lifestyle that adopts more modest consumption habits and rejects consumerism and materialism, seeing these as acts of avarice and greed. This rejection of the consumer lifestyle is due to the recognition that the consumption habits of Western society are degrading the planet and these are not ethically accepted behaviors. There is also a recognition of how little is really needed to have a good lifestyle, contrary to what Western culture indicates.

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