Leave the clutter. Take the cash.
Hi.
Welcome to minimalism. Please allow us to show you around (it won't take long, the place is pretty straightforward).
Minimalism is simplifying one’s life to find the truly important points. Minimalists reduce their possessions to remove the emotional and physical clutter of their lives.
Minimalism is not the same as frugalism. Minimalism has more to it. Oxymoron, I know.
Minimalism is zen. It's a philosophy, timeless, borderless. Minimalism is a lifestyle beyond personal finance. Minimalism affects personal finance, but goes beyond. Minimalism can simplify your garage and clean out your basement. Minimalism can also simplify your time constraints and your personal interactions.
Jettisoning surplus objects makes us money. Avoiding additional purchases saves money. Doing both prevents headaches. We have less things, but better things, with more money and less stress.
WHO WE ARE
We have jobs. We raise families. We work, play, and have hobbies. We prioritize experiences, fulfillment, over things.
We downgrade from a 10,000 square foot home to an 800 square foot home. How? We get creative with our space and honest with our needs. But why? We focus on spending time together now. We get out more. We also save money this way.
We examine if we still need two cars, or even one car, for our family to get where we want to go.
We rebel against modern notions of materialism and reevaluate our lives.
WHO WE ARE NOT
Hobos. Vagabonds. Hippies. We are not Tom Hanks from Castaway. We have more in common with Wilson from Castaway. We are not swearing off people and walking into the woods with only a pocket-knife, never to be seen again. When we sell off our possessions, it is not to make a statement to "FREE TIBET!"
This is not a lifestyle diet. What the hell is a lifestyle diet, anyway? This is not a fad or an emotional reaction to a bad break-up.
We are not a cult. We are not ripe for a TLC reality series, to be juxtaposed against Extreme Hoarders. We are not crazy, and we did not take vows of poverty.
We are regular people who looked down the path our hectic, modern materialism was taking us and respectfully said, "Butt the hell out. Thanks, but no thanks." We are taking our lives back.
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There is no one right way to embrace minimalism. Different people have different approaches, different motivations.