I love the Christmas season, but sometimes I wonder why we feel the need to make everything bigger, better, and flashier each year. Maybe you don’t feel that way, but my wife and I…

For too long I used way too much of my brainpower thinking about what other people thought about me, and trying to change those thoughts to be as positive as possible. I know I’m…

For most of my life, Sundays were for two things that I really enjoyed: church and rest. Unfortunately, over time, that restful Sunday left a bigger and bigger mountain of responsibility for me to…

I know that for many people financial stress has been a feature of modern life. This past week I was having lunch with my brother and we were trying to figure out why our…

For much of my life I’ve tried to live frugally, and for the 12+ years of my married life I’ve tried to avoid spending wastefully. My assumption has always been that you get diminishing…

Minimalism, to me, stands as one of the most significant lifestyle movements and philosophies of our generation. In an era of rapid growth, excess, and nonstop modern living, thousands of people have united around…

I admit there are days when I let myself feel a little down. I’m not doing my best work, and so I feel guilty. I’m not prioritizing my marriage, and so I feel a…

I was chatting with a friend recently who was dreaming about buying his family a bigger house in a beautiful neighborhood. As we talked, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the real estate industry…

Do young people really think they know it all? In my opinion, young people don’t typically go around thinking they know it all. Instead, they’re probably just not thinking about it at all. Life…

As someone who has written for years about minimalism and simple living, I’m far from perfect when it comes to keeping things clean and organized in my own home. I’ll be the first to…

I’m a pretty big fan of the broad benefits of decluttering. I’ve written dozens of articles recommend others to give it a try, and even shared a few examples of my own decluttering success.…

Over the years, I’ve seen the daily stress of money issues carve deep wrinkles into the faces of people I know and love. Financial challenges, more than almost anything else, are a recipe for…