FrugalIII, it really depends on how basic you want to get. Sure, people lived for hundreds of years without all of those things, but the world was a different place. Lots of people voted Necessity for personal computer, but lots of people have jobs that require them to have one. Same goes for cell phones. Now if the jobs could be changed so that the computer and phone weren't needed, then they would become luxury items again.
As for a clothes dryer, personally I'd be fine without one, but my wife and daughter both have allergies. We can't line dry our clothes outdoors because they would come in covered with pollen. We could hang them around the house, but I don't really want a clothes line strung across my family room. Our basement is damp and musty so we can't hang stuff down there.
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