I think you're right, a lot of people are jumping on the minimalism bandwagon because it's in vogue. Crazy thing is if they're doing it for the wrong reasons they're missing out on the main benefit, the peace of mind.

A lot of folks who lived through the Great Depression here were hoarders of the highest degree. My dad came into the world at the very end of that era but the only thing he hoarded were tools, he loved them. He would spend hours in hardware stores and would stop at most yard sales. It's been four years after he passed and my mom is still giving tools away.

I find it impossible to enjoy a thing or an experience that I feel like I'm not getting my money's worth from. I don't mind paying more for things that are worth it but, more often than not, expensive things just aren't. I've heard the term luxury was invented to keep you poor thrown around a lot lately and there's a lot of truth to it.