There’s more to life than buying stuff.
There are many wonderful people pursuing and promoting simplicity. Fortunately, some of them are gifted in communication and choose to encourage and inspire us with their words. I enjoy reading their unique perspective. I’m sure you will too.
So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea on this beautiful weekend. Find a quiet moment. And enjoy some encouraging words about finding more simplicity in your life today.
How an Instagram Hashtag Inspired Me to Change My Life and Save $1,800 | The Penny Hoarder by Grace Schweizer. As a devout follower of the fashion bloggers on Instagram, I constantly shopped for new clothes, trying in vain to keep up with the ever-changing trends. It was exhausting.
The Maintenance Of Everyday Things | Medium by Nition. Everything has its extra tasks. Unplug your charger , install the latest updates, turn the taps off carefully… the only real solution being to own less things.
The Curse of Stuff by Jessica Hagy. This cartoon is simple, insightful, and powerful. Minimalism creates a fourth dot!
Enough’s Enough: Buying More Stuff Isn’t Always the Answer to Happiness | The Conversation by Anthony James. If I was baking a cake, would it make sense to use as many ingredients as possible? Of course not.
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I have been reading your blog and getting rid of stuff around my house for a year now. I want to say your stories, insights and ideas have been very helpful and enlightening. They have helped me keep going and working for a goal. Thank you.
I love your blog and its content! This post was no exception…yay more books I need to check out :)
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Regarding Judy’s comment about needing the latest gadget. That is commercialism. Since we already have everything we need, we must be convinced to buy things we don’t. The latest surround sound DVD technology suddenly makes you feel you need to upgrade your system and a thousand other examples. One of the biggest coups of big business has been Facebook and twitter etc. People feel they have to adopt them to be modern. Not realising they are trading time and data for cleverly targeted advertising. Only occasionally I feel like moving to Cuba.
Love your blog! Thanks for keeping me thinking of decluttering.
The cartoon from “Indexed” nailed it. I retired early from my job as a police chief in order to write and paint full time. Because freedom to pursue my passions became more important than maximizing my income. All I had to do was adjust my spending habits and embrace minimalism.
Best wishes to you John in your retirement and thank you for your service. My husband will retire in 5 years and we are saving all we can plus paying off our mortgage in 3 years. This blog helps keep us on track to reach our goals.
Thank you so much for sharing Jessica Hagy’s cartoon. It’s fantastic and I totally agree that Minimalism creates a fourth dot.
I am taking the A Simple Year course this year, and our first exercise was to identify our why. Mine was family and freedom. Freedom from financial strain dictating decisions, freedom from time spent searching for and tidying stuff, freedom in my schedule.
I chart my path as my own dot inches up the freedom axis and back along the possessions axis at http://www.moretimethanmoney.co.nz.
Thank you- I love the first link. Capsule wardrobes help our family simplify our closets, morning routine, laundry, and shopping! :)
Minimalism is a journey. Thank you for your links
It does seem like life / society has become very complicated on so many levels. Much of it is so unnecessary. The latest gadget—etc. No thanks! I’m looking this year to declutter and simplify.
Thanks Joshua for the inspiration :)
Love your content. Thank you!
I meant to say that you continue to be an inspiration to me and these links are the cats’s whiskers.
Thank you very much for your links. I am always looking for new inspiration and I always find it here.
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