minimalism

Simple Parenting

April 27, 2012

A few days ago, I got an email from a reader named Katie who had this to say: I was wondering if you would be interested in a post for us with kids or soon to be kids as in my case.  I am currently 32 weeks pregnant and agree with a lot of things [...]

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Simplify Your Family Life e-Book Sale – $29 for $375 Worth of eBooks!

April 16, 2012

Every once in a while, numerous authors band together to offer a large collection of e-books at a steeply discounted price.  Today marks the start of an awesome new e-book sale put together by Corey from Simple Marriage and Mandy from Life Your Way.  It’s a collection of 38 e-books covering all sorts of family-related [...]

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One Man’s Trash…

April 11, 2012

When my husband and I got our first apartment together in 2001, we combined two very small “sets” of mis-matched dishes.  We used those for several years until one of my friends upgraded her dishes and offered me her old ones.  They were well-used discount store dishes, but we liked them better than our hodge [...]

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Too Much Inspiration

January 18, 2012

EDIT – just discovered the fitness and food sections on Pinterest.  I might have to up my time limit from five minutes to fifteen. I have been purposely avoiding Pinterest for quite some time.  From what I had heard, I knew that it could be the sort of site that could suck me in and [...]

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Neighbors Can Be Frugal Together

January 26, 2011

The following is a guest post from Kristen Cavaliere.  Not only does it fit in well with the concept of frugality, but it also works perfectly for people who are trying to simplify their lives, own fewer possessions, and build strong bonds within their communities.  Hopefully you’ll find some good ideas here, and be inspired [...]

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Non-Extreme Minimalism

November 24, 2010

This post from Minimalist Mom really resonated with me today.  It perfectly describes my kind of minimalism, and I agree with Rachel that it’s much more likely to be embraced by a lot of people than extreme minimalism.  I have no desire to live out of a backpack or move somewhere new every few months. [...]

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