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.
Kelly says
Morning! Love your books and your posts! I am currently reading clutter free with kids :) my name is Kelly and I am MILTON, Ontario. I found your site and books after watching the minimalism documentary.
Joanna says
Found you through Facebook- find your posts inspiring!
Jill Sanders says
I became interested in minimalism over 15 years ago! I believe my life had become so complicated with a large house, pool, acreage, cars, and numerous businesses, that seeking “less” seemed the answer. Then my husband was killed in a plane crash and left me with all the STUFF. The past ten years I have been working on downsizing and reducing. Now, I live in an over 200 year old log cabin and have minimal possessions. I love reading anything about minimalism!!
Nancy says
Nancy from Toronto Canada. Can’t really remember how I discovered your site. But I do know that I thoroughly enjoy your ideas. Someday I hope to put them into practice! I’m working on it…
Jill Davis says
Jill from London, UK. My cousin introduced me to your website, and this past year I have been minimising my wardrobe and my life. It is powerful once you start.
Deena Myers says
Love the site, cannot get the “click here” link to work in the above post. Hoping I win !!! I need some help decluttering !
Sharon says
My name is Sharon and I currently live in North Dakota, USA.
I found your Facebook page because someone shared a post from you that really caught my attention. I’m military and move every few years so keeping material items to a minimum has become very important to me! So I just went through your site and started reading all the articles that stood out to me (which was a lot! Haha!). Thanks for your great website and Facebook page! I look forward to it everyday!
Anne says
I have been following your blog since 2009! I currently live in Reno, NV, but I have lived in many places since I began reading your blog. (I attribute the ability to easily move to the minimalist lifestyle I was introduced to through your blog).
I honestly don’t remember the first post I read. However, I had been googling things because I was unhappy with my job at a failing bank. I was probably googling something about reducing stress (which I did frequently back then) and somehow the internet rabbit hole lead me to your site. Your site inspired me to live a more minimalist life and pursue graduate school.
I’m not sure if I have ever posted on your blog. Posting is not really my thing. But, I would like to say thank you. Minimalism has changed my life in so many positive ways. So, thank you!
Christine says
Thanks from Waddell, AZ for sharing thoughts about why people are more important than things in our lives. True abundance is being grateful for life and choosing to spend time with family and friends.
Jeani says
Your quotes on Facebook challenge me greatly here in Ohio and run through my brain as I think about how best to live abundantly with less.