Hello Everybody,
Let’s try something different today and have a little bit of fun.
This past weekend, Becoming Minimalist reached a significant milestone I wanted to share with you.
We officially surpassed 100,000 email subscribers!
That’s a pretty impressive accomplishment worthy of celebration. It means more and more people are being introduced to the life-giving benefits of owning less. And it means our community and our movement continue to grow in significant ways.
Asking people to subscribe via email to receive updates from Becoming Minimalist has never been a huge priority for me. But recently, I’ve begun to change my thinking about that. For starters, there are many readers who appreciate the convenience of receiving an email whenever we publish new posts. I want to make sure readers know that is an option if that’s what they prefer.
Additionally, and equally important, I have just created a 10-day “getting started with minimalism” email sequence to people who subscribe. The sequence includes a PDF copy of my best-selling book, Simplify, as well as first steps people can take on their minimalism journey. It serves as a helpful touchpoint for people who discover the blog, find themselves interested in minimalism, and are ready to start owning less and living more.
If you would like to join the ever-growing email list to receive the free book and email sequence, click here.
For those who have already joined, all 100,000 of you, thank you for being a part of this encouraging community and providing opportunity for this celebratory post.
I’d like to offer a special thank you to everyone who reads Becoming Minimalist. Every month, we welcome over one million unique readers and our Facebook community has now grown to 800,000. These numbers are a credit to each of you who have so generously shared this blog and its articles with friends and family.
Thank you, thank you for supporting Becoming Minimalist and helping to share the inspiration!
To celebrate, I’m giving away 7 book bundles specifically to this community.
**UPDATE: This contest has concluded and winners have been notified. You can find a list of winners at the bottom of this post.
Each prize bundle contains:
- An autographed, hardcover edition of The More of Less.
- An autographed, paperback edition of Clutterfree with Kids.
- One free registration to our upcoming Uncluttered Course ($89 value) beginning on September 5th.
The prize is open to all readers from around the world—we’ll ship the books anywhere for free.
To register for the drawing, leave a comment below.
In the comment, tell us where you are from and which Becoming Minimalist post you remember reading first (or how you were first introduced to this site).
*I know some of you have been reading for many years and do not recall your first introduction, that’s okay, just do your best.
On Friday morning, we will use an online Random Number Generator to select the winners and begin contacting them via email. I will also announce the winners on this post.
Thanks again for being part of the Becoming Minimalist community and making my work so enjoyable. I am more grateful than you realize and I look forward to the comments below and subsequent interaction.
Here are the seven winners of the prize bundle: Jason R. (Houston, TX); Jen F. (California); Alex (Buffalo, NY); Tara P. (Sunshine Coast, Australia); Dana B. (Unknown); Selina C. (United Kingdom); Christie C. (Black Hills, SD). Each of the winners have been contacted via email to redeem their prize.
On a personal note, I am blown away by the stories that have been left in these comments. I have read as many as possible.
There are stories from readers who have been following this blog from the very beginning and stories of people who just found it last week. There are stories of people finding us through Facebook, through guest posts, through mentions in the media, through conversations with friends, through Netflix, through Google, and countless people who couldn’t remember exactly how they found it. It has been incredibly encouraging to me to read these stories from all over the world.
Thanks for being part of the conversation.
Erin says
Hi! I’m from Sydney, Australia. I heard about your site a few weeks after I’d considered getting rid of a whole lot of things but had no idea where to start – and spoke to someone that it turned out had read your site and a lot of other info. This was one of the main links she gave me. The first article that caught my fancy was A Practical Guide to Owning Fewer Clothes.
Erin vR says
I have been interested in minimalism for a long time and purchased your book “Simplify” several years ago after an online general search.
I am always looking for ways to keep decluttering and to maintain a simplified life. It is great to come across online community and support.
BJ says
In the early 70’s I read “Living More with Less” and “Voluntary Simplicity.” Then life happened. Now I am returning to a more simple life and eliminating to return to the freedom of simplicity. Your writings have inspired me. No more cleaning the garage rather than playing with the grandkids!!
Devon Osbaldeston says
I love the daily posts. They inspire my journey every day!
Kaitlyn Willems says
I have loved reading about minimalism and I have really tried to live that lifestyle. This page has definitely helped me out with that. On of my favourite post and one of the first ones I remember reading was about project 333.
Barbara Graham says
I would love to read all of them, but I’m most interested in Clutter Free With Kids. That’s my biggest challenge!
Thank you
Alison says
Thanks, would love this opportunity!
Terri Petroroy says
I have been reading your blog for years. In 2005, after the loss of my parents and former husband… I was left with a lot of stuff to deal with… I was overwhelmed. I do not remember the first post I read, probably in 2009 when I joined Facebook, but my life is slowly changing. I am beginning to see the light of living with less. I am tempted to join one of your groups, but dealing with husband’s health issues first.
thank you for all the wonderful post. I will get there soon.
Amber says
This movement has changed my life. I feel like I can see clearly now and focus on the things and goals that are most important to me. Thank you so much !
Christine Berentsen says
I’m so thankful to have come across your site. You popped up in my FB feed bc a friend commented at one point and I’ve been following you ever since. Living in a tiny condo with my husband and son has always meant living in a minimalist way but it’s an ongoing challenge to maintain since we live in a consumption society. Thanks for bringing more attention to this topic, I look forward to your future work.