Enchiridion 39 looks at what we need as necessary to live a good life. We can live a full life with what satisfies our needs. Going beyond this means trouble.

Do externals make us happy? Having too much can make like difficult.

To many of us, we enjoy a good life. But to live life simply it means strength and it means determination and it means discipline.  With the right mindset it means  knowing how to accomplish things in life and being willing to make sacrifices.