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.
I invite you to 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.
Why Do We Buy What We Buy? | Vox by Emily Stewart. A sociologist on why people buy too many things.
I Decluttered almost 600 items! Rural Minimalism | Mayo Utuk. This video is 11 minutes long. Slow down long enough to watch it and see the benefits of minimalism through the eyes of a schoolteacher living in a rural village in Nigeria. So beautiful.
Elon Musk is Living in a Prefab Tiny House Worth Only $50K on SpaceX Site | New York Post by Mary K. Jacob. It’s rumored that the entrepreneur, who was named the richest person in the world this year, is living in a 375-square-foot modular home worth exactly $50,000.
Finding Abundance in Minimalism | Meg Nordmann by Meg. If you’re feeling full to the brim with gratitude for all that you already have, do you feel an urge to whip out your credit card and obtain more things? No.
How The Minimal Mom Decluttered Her Home and Paid off Debt | The Penny Hoarder by Nicole Dow. While saving money was not a driving force in adopting minimalism, Madsen said it was an awesome byproduct.
About Joshua Becker
Thank you so much for the best collection of weekend reads so far.
Feels like you are speaking to me, a mature minimalist.
The penny hoarder is not readable in Denmark either but thanks for all the other ones.
It might be accessible with a VPN? Or if you have security software installed, it might offer the choice to turn on their VPN?
Thanks for your help, Kristen ;-)
I’m fine without it, there are enough other great articles. I just wanted Joshua to know in case he didn’t.
Mayo Utik’s video is beautiful and inspirational. Thanks so much for having it on this week’s list. Everyone, watch it!
pity that the penny hoarder is not readable in the Netherlands. thanks for the other links
Sorry about that. I had no idea.
No problem. I am grateful for your other links every two weeks. 😀
Thank you Joshua! Fantastic … Work? Blog? Inspirational videos? Words? Views? All! Becomingminimalist has inspired and changed my views, reactions, life… Thank you … All this happened slowly, nicely, kindly, it happened over months and years of following, reading, listening… Questioning each purchase, decision, action… Do I need it to be grateful today? Does it really matter? Focusing on what matters and never forgetting to be grateful…. Made me happy every day… I must admit that decluttering my time is the tough part… But then I’ll certainly have more stories to tell (smile) … Thank you again Joshua and all the best for the years to come.
I would be interested in reading articles about decorating my decluttered home.
Thank you.