Budgeting 101 for Minimalists
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Kara Walker. What does a lawn mower in the kitchen, eight can openers that you don’t need, and a relative dropping off keepsakes you don’t want (but don’t know how to tell her) have in common? A waking nightmare for minimalists! There is so much freedom from […]
My 3-Step Roadmap to Live More Intentionally in 2023
As I grow older, I become more and more weary of New Year’s resolutions. I welcome the “fresh start feeling” of a new year, however, I have learned time and time again that I am part of the 91% of Americans that don’t achieve their resolutions. I have become consistent in many areas of my […]
Five Things I Learned About Habits from Exercising for a Year Straight
What does it take to maintain a daily workout habit for a year? Many people want to make exercise a priority, and according to one study, “doing more exercise or improving my fitness” was the top New Year’s resolution for Americans for 2021. I’ve always been fairly consistent with exercising in the morning before my […]
5 Ways Minimalism Helps You Maintain Healthy Habits
There is a reason that most New Year’s resolutions fail. Behavioral change is hard. In fact, the book Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts–Becoming the Person You Want to Be describes it this way: “Adult behavioral change is the most difficult thing for sentient human beings to accomplish.” Yet every January, like clockwork, we tell ourselves that […]