As the grandchild of a rural dairy farmer, I have a pretty strong sense of what life before screens must have felt like. My grandparents, having grown up without TVs and smartphones, cultivated a…
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When we think of pleasure, our minds usually jump to nightlife, travel, and entertainment—experiences that are exciting, sensory, and of course, expensive. Most people spend the majority of their lives working, and that work…
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Do you find yourself holding onto things even though you don’t use them regularly? The kind of thing you might reach for to use one day, or you might not. It’s what makes throwing…
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There are some friends of mine who just seem to have it all together. They’re involved in interesting projects, pursuing their curiosities, and thriving in their relationships. In fact, many of them also have…
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Riding around in my minivan, it seems the only things my children are interested in these days are the snacks they see me bringing along. But when I was their age, a person might…
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It’s hard to believe my 20’s are nearly gone. In less than a year I’ll be 30. I know it’s kind of cliche to say, but the years really do go by in a…
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When it seemed that a season’s worth of papers had accumulated on our kitchen counter, I knew it was time to make a change. Why not do this sooner? Well, sometimes the pain of…
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Like me, you probably already cut out the biggest sources of waste in your budget. These are the easy ones—low-hanging fruit, so to speak. In this stage of optimizing your finances, a little bit…
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I’m not one to indulge in excessive nostalgia— I’m convinced that romanticizing the past is a sure way to miss out on the good that’s all around us today. And yet, I also know…
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Has your home quietly slipped from a place of comfort and rest to one of frustration? If so, there’s a good chance you’re suffering from excess. In a consumerist economy where the default is…
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Would you like to be richer than you already are? Let me clarify what I mean. I’m not suggesting that you compare yourself to the world’s wealthiest people or inherit a fortune from a…
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Writing about simplicity and minimalism on the internet means that people ascribe these values to you, and assume you are some kind of expert. And while I do think being intentional about my life…
