Minimalism, for many, serves as a springboard from debt. The reasoning is simple. When you embrace a life with less stuff, you renounce impulse spending and conspicuous consumption. These lifestyle…
Category: Minimalism
Minimalism often conjures up an image of a traveling nomad owning only the contents of a backpack. Or a single person sleeping on a mat in his tiny, white-walled, barely…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Emily McDermott. I’ve always considered myself a clean and tidy person. There were hints all the way back in elementary school that I…
Before diving into a minimalist lifestyle, most minimalist living courses recommend clearly defining your “why.” Why? Because embracing a minimalist lifestyle isn’t easy. Choosing a life with fewer possessions goes…
Spring arrives with the aura of a fresh start. A time to shed the dormancy of winter and break through to a more meaningful, aligned life. For many of us,…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jennifer Burger of Simply + Fiercely. Have you ever felt like you have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear?…
Standing in the kitchen this week I had a “thank goodness for minimalism” moment. It started with the realization that I’m spending more time in the “heart of the home”…
A month into my minimalist journey, I quickly became disillusioned. Before “going minimalist” I’d devoured books and blog posts about person after person who had let go of well-over half…
I recently read a quote about Christmas that left me thinking. In Letters from Father Christmas, J.R.R. Tolkien says, “Here comes Christmas! That astonishing thing that no ‘commercialism’ can defile—unless…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. When I was a kid, my parents gave me an oil lamp for Christmas. I was confused by this for three…