What are you maintaining in your life that you don't need to? Everything takes work. You have to preserve things otherwise, they wither and die, and sometimes even with maintaining, they die like plants. Some things are worth keeping, but not everything; some people will work seven jobs for something designer, but for what reason? Now I am somewhat materialistic, but I stopped maintaining things because I no longer have the mental space to do it. I now evaluate the maintenance of something such as a relationship. I ask myself, is this worth the care? It is like buying an expensive car, well it is costly to maintain the cost of the car...do you have the money? We have many thoughts about anything that involves money, but why not when it demands are energy?