"At this point it's a joyful thing that I get to watch unfold that has no particular plan, " Martin says.

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There simply is no learning curve to get started, and learning the subtleties of the game is a joyful experience for everyone but the game's digital quarterbacks.

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The driving force behind Thrift Store Confidential is convincing others, and myself, that there is no shame in downsizing, either by force, choice or circumstance, and that there is a joyful and meaningful life to be had in the margins of what was previously held as the American Dream.

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