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.

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.

8 Strategies to Complain Less | Joshua Becker on YouTube.