Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.

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.

 

Parents Are Bankrupting Themselves to Look Adequate | Bloomberg by Megan McArdle. “The primary reason people have so much trouble saving is that they can always find a reason to justify not doing so.”

Americans don’t like to buy stuff anymore – and that’s a problem | Yahoo Finance by Rick Newman. The shift in attitudes among young people is most striking.

Fear Is Why We Have Too Much Stuff | Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. Fear is what causes us to buy things we don’t really need. Fear keeps us holding onto stuff we don’t need.

Collect Memories, Not Stuff | No Sidebar by Kerry Ogden. When it comes to ridding life of extraneous things, these three questions are instrumental.