Fill your life with stories to tell, not stuff to show.
The simplicity/minimalism movement is a beautiful community. And I enjoy any opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more by owning less.
So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea. Find a quiet moment this weekend. And enjoy some encouraging words to inspire more simplicity in your life today.
I Was A Multimillionaire – Then I Gave My Fortune Away | Positive News by Dariel Garner. I never thought of wealth as an addiction.
We Went to a Goodwill Store and Saw How It’s ‘Overrun’ with Stuff Millennials and Gen Xers Refuse to Take From Their Parents | Business Insider by Mary Hanbury. Young people are scaling back on what they need. This has led to a generation of consumers who donate, and thrift stores like Goodwill are the biggest beneficiaries.
4 Things We Think We Need Today that Won’t Matter at All in the Long Run | Marc and Angel Hack Life by Marc Chernoff. Do more than just exist. We all exist. The question is: Are you living?
With Deceptive ‘Discounts,’ Retailers Are Manipulating Us To Spend More. Here Are The Worst Offenders. | The Washington Post* by Kevin Brasler. Many of these claims aren’t really discounts at all, but attempts to mislead.
How to Cut Down on Unwanted Junk Mail | The New York Times by Whitson Gordon. With a few clicks and a bit of waiting, your mailbox should be home to far fewer dead trees.
*Editor’s note: The Washington Post limits the number of free Post articles nonsubscribers can read to 10 per month.
Frank says
I love this!
woolie says
I would love to be a millionaire minimalist. ?
Also, please note that minimalist ≠ lazy.
Cecilia says
Hello everybody! Thank you so much for being there. I am totally ‘in’ with living a minimalistic life. The thing is I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to live this way since I haven’t been a millionare before. I am a middle class worker and I live in Argentina. I don’t own my place, I have to pay rent every month and things are terribly expensive here and salaries are low. Things are tough and I need to work long hours in order to have basic and simple things. I cannot aford time to train or to chill with friends. Is there anything you reccomend? Something that I am not seeing? Thank you very much once again! Higs for all.
woolie says
Study Zen? Find balance? It’s very hard to give advice.
Molly Harrison says
I stumbled on a more comprehensive article about decreasing junk mail if anyone is interested:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/how-to-stop-junk-mail-and-save-trees–and-your-sanity/2018/02/12/6000e4c4-05d9-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html?utm_term=.89b9c9358760
Steve Hill says
The Goodwill story definitely resonates with me. I’m amazed with just how routine the process of dumping stuff that’s only a few years old off has becoming. It’s almost like donating has become justification for buying more. I’m especially puzzled by this pattern in people near the retirement age who you’d think would be less inclined to buy new things.
Nevertheless, the mobile lifestyle trend in Millennials and Gen X-ers isn’t the only reason why they aren’t taking in their parents stuff. I think it has as much to do with these items no longer being stylish or on trend. After all I think we’d have a hard time finding a millennial who loves corduroy furniture.
Jill Sanders says
I have been working at being a minimalist for the past twenty years!! And, it is freeing!! But, I have found that one of the most important parts of being a minimalist is letting go of your worries and demands. Clearing the mind is a big part of the process.
Marc and Angel says
Thank you for sharing our work with others, Joshua. :)
Felicity says
Love these articles! The millionaire and Goodwill stories were so interesting!
Felicity
Chris says
Between trying to cut down on junk mail and doing most of my business online, some weeks I actually only get mail 3 or 4 days.