Without a doubt, blogging helped encourage me in my journey toward minimalism. It kept me focused on the process and introduced me to a wide range of voices that inspired me to own less.
I believe strongly that the more we keep inspiration in front of us, the more successful we become in our desire to own less—especially in a world that constantly tells us to own more.
To that end, if you are looking for new or more encouragement, here are eight minimalist blogs you might enjoy:
1. Minimalist Beauty by Dawn Michelle.
Dawn is a wife and mother. She started Minimalist Beauty in 2010 after she recognized her $20,000 in debt was mainly from beauty and style consumerism. She shares about the grace and abundance she’s learned through conscious living. A good place to start.
2. The Wondrous Life by Danae Smith.
Danae shares her journey to live simply, slowly, and in community. In a time where we are inundated with the message of instant gratification; where success is defined by numbers and accolades, and social media has begun to define how we live our lives, she desires to build a space and create a culture that shows another way—a more simple and slow approach to life. A good place to start.
3. Exploring Plan Be by Angelina Lee.
Hailing from a small island in the Caribbean, Angelina is a wife, mother of three and Attorney-at-Law. After her Plan A life left her wanting more, she began exploring her “Plan Be” in which she tries to live more intentionally: a plan with less doing and more being. A good place to start.
4. Ronald L. Banks by Ronald L. Banks.
Ronald is a Spoken Word Poet with a growing YouTube channel and podcast community. His words are meant to challenge you and encourage a different way of thinking. You can find links to his YouTube videos about minimalism, listen to his podcast, or receive his weekly emails on minimalism, habits, and life. A good place to start.
5. Nacho Average Fro by Jessica Malone.
Jessica is a Life and Clutter Coach who helps high-performing professionals escape the work-sleep-repeat trap by decluttering their home, schedule, and finances so they can build a life they love. Jessica and her fiancé are taking their minimalist adventure on the open road to live in a van for one year. A good place to start.
6. The AfroMinimalist by Christine Platt.
Christine is a literacy advocate and passionate activist for social justice and policy reform. Her journey began with the realization that she needed to live with less—and it has since blossomed into a lifestyle and daily practice of living with intention. Her blog is a creative platform chronicling her journey to minimalism. A good place to start.
7. The Frugal Feminista by Kara Stevens.
While paying off $65k in debt, Kara came face-to- face with the limits she had put on herself and the unhealthy beliefs she held about money. So the Frugal Feminista was born to help “brown girls heal, deepen, and strengthen not only their relationship with themselves, but also with their money.” Lots of personal finance info on her site as well as articles about minimalism. A good place to start.
8. The Felicia Renee by Felicia Renee.
Felicia is a 20-something Kentucky native striving to help others live life more simply. Her blog is designed to inspire others to buy less, declutter life, try clean beauty, and travel somewhere exciting. She is currently in the middle of a No-Spend / Just-Save June. A good place to start.
I do hope you will find these wonderful blogs to be as encouraging as I did.
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Thank you for the words. Love this..
Thank you for introducing these new blogs to me. I had only recently become familiar with the YouTuber Ronald L. Banks. He’s amazing! I’m looking forward to new reading material as I continue my journey toward minimalism.
Thank you for this blog, it makes a big difference.
Thank you for sharing these! I’m completely enjoying the first blog, Minimalist Beauty (it is so beautiful!), and can’t wait to read the others. A million thanks.
Thank you Joshua for including my blog with all of these amazing writers. Wishing you and your family many blessings.
I can’t stop reading your blog since I clicked on it tonight. You have such lovely, encouraging, calming words!
I guess I need to be more alert to blog authors. This is the only minimalist blog I read. I’ve been clearing out and simplifying for years. I use Joshua’s blog to keep myself on track. I click on articles that interest me as I did reading this posting. I was never aware of who the blogger was. Thank you for this wonderful list.
I can highly recommend https://readingmytealeaves.com/ where Erin Boyle celebrates a practical and purposeful approach to a simple, sustainable life.
Thank you for introducing these wonderful blogs! Look forward to learning more from them!
Thanks. I was unfamiliar with all of them
Interesting how during a time when white influencers and content makers are popping out of the woodwork to support Black lives, you post a list of Black bloggers. Without making an explicit anti racism statement. This feels like covert white supremacy and I invite you to reflect on why you’re okay posting this without mentioning Black people or racism.
I personally know blogger #3 and she is white. It’s pathetic how you assume someone from a Caribbean island is automatically black. We have many races here living in harmony. Please read her blog and comment on her writing rather than on her race.
Thank you, Joshua. I will look forward to read more on becomingminimalism.
Thanks, Josh’ I feared the missing out your posts. This new way of finding balance is helpful to me since I recover from a loss of job and income since the beginning of the year. Being a single mother, I am looking for support where I can find while being on the path and raising my young child.
My first thought upon seeing the list was that it was very patronizing. All of a sudden we have a list full of black authors during this time of injustice. It made me feel as though you wanted to make sure your readers know you pay attention to people of color. Will the day ever come when people aren’t chosen, ignored, hired, fired, appreciated, treated differently depending on the color of their skin-no matter the color?
Alright. So, generally look forward to these roundups. I like the work that you do. I have always read the posts for what they were, embracing minimalism and left it at that, gleaning whatever benefit I can from them.
However, as a black female, seeing this week’s round up, it actually comes across as very patronizing to me. For the time that I have been following your blog, there has never (at least as far as I have seen) a focus on “diversity“ like this – now almost the whole post features black people? Why now? Were you unaware that they existed before? Is this really a show of an effort of inclusion that clearly did not exist before (as is evidenced in the comments) or is this a feel good moment? Did it take national outrage to take notice?I am genuinely interested in knowing.
Thanks for the comment and the kind words Donna. Some of these writers I knew prior and have featured their work elsewhere. Others were new to me this week. I enjoyed their stories and have been using social media this week to amplify them. I thought others might be encouraged by their blogs as well, so I wrote this post yesterday to introduce their voices to others who would be encouraged by them.
Thank you so much for this! I will definitely follow their blogs and social media platforms.
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Right on! Thank you sir, I love your site it is my favorite and I have been reading you for five years now.
Thank you for the encouraging words. I appreciate them very much.
Well done!
How wonderful that so many other people are also mindful of minimalism and trying to implement it in their lives. My own blog, Living Lightly (https://www.susanvogt.net/blog/) is similar and includes not only uncluttering but also environmental sustainability, and spiritual underpinnings of why we try.
I see what you did. Love you for it!
This is a great list from which I hope to learn and be inspired – thank you for sharing.
You are welcome.
Thank you, Joshua, for lifting these other voices on your platform.
Joshua,
Thank you for sharing these interesting resources; they appear to present a diversity of thoughts & great ideas! Appreciated! :-)
I have been following you for years! I am inspired by you. Thanks for sharing those blogs. I can add those to my favorites. I look forward to more great posts!
Thanks for sharing this list, I especially appreciate the writings of Dawn & Danae especially.
Happy to have some new and interesting blogs to follow.
Agree! This is a great list.
Well done sir. I hope others notice what you did differently here. Thank you for introducing me to new blogs that I will certainly enjoy. It’s so important to have a variety in the voices we hear.
It’s one of the reasons why I respect him so much and am grateful for our friendship. It’s simply who he is. :-)