Comments on: “outside of the box” simplicity living tips

By: dave peters

dave peters — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:31:35 +0000

what about fair trade?
and lets not forget China!!!
this gets to be a hot potato real fast.
i am a minimumist. i own 1 set of clothing,
a 4″ mattress, a space blanket, a pot/mug,
a spork, and a knife. there is no need for organizing at all.
and NO PAPER WORK. pay it and pitch it. they have the records.
d

By: Catz

Catz — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:19:02 +0000

I was going to ask… how do I stop drinking coffee, I need it when I’m stressed! Then I thought again…

By: The minimalism of no addictions

The minimalism of no addictions — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 21:00:01 +0000

[...] thought these “simplicity living tips” from the Becoming Minimalist blog were excellent. In light of my coffee detox, this one is [...]

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Before the King » Blog Archive » Minimalism and Simple Living — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:15:28 +0000

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By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:52:14 +0000

Thanks for your reply. I was glad to see these wonderful simplicity principles in a new context (your blog). Because Foster’s book is about “Spiritual Disciplines”, many readers might not have come across it otherwise. Peace.

By: joshua becker

joshua becker — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:14:59 +0000

Impressive. And a good clarification that I should have added later. Thanks for giving the proper credit. I had completely forgotten about this post.

I had originally found these tips on some class notes from a college course that I had taken years ago – which were clearly lifted from the Richard Foster book.

When I wrote, “which you haven’t read anywhere else,” I was speaking generally to my readers… which weren’t very many at the time.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:34:27 +0000

The 8 “outside the box” principles were lifted directly from the chapter on Simplicity in Richard J. Foster’s classic book, Celebration of Discipline. How can you say this hasn’t been read before?

By: Red

Red — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:39:41 +0000

“Reject anything that breeds the oppression of others.” Very good tip. We all need to research what we’re buying before we support companies that oppress their employees. Good for you!

By: Barbara@BabyBloggingBoomer

Barbara@BabyBloggingBoomer — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:16:40 +0000

I like this one. It really hit home.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:22:13 +0000

This is so true! So many times have I discovered after finally acquiring a want that I didn’t really want or need it after all!