Comments on: Living The Minimalist Lifestyle – Is it Possible?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:09:07 +0000

I like!!! All great things to keep in perspective :) Thanks for sharing mi$$y, haha… dope name too.

By: mi$$y

mi$$y — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:23:22 +0000

i have lived the minimalist lifestyle since ~ 2001. I gave away my tv, garments i didn’t wear, etc. Now i’m married with a toddler, and thankfully my husband loves minimalism too!! yes, no clutter = serenity. you know what you have, and you focus on what’s important — not the next thing to buy or get. we don’t own a tv; not b/c we cannot buy one, but b/c it’s clutter right now. we have one laptop, which at night we often use to stream tv or movies on free sites like hulu.com, veetle.com, et al. We have one car, too. it’s not bad. living more simply enables you to truly appreciate the finer things in life (family, friends, nature, etc.), and connect with God. Yes, faith is at the top of the pyramid regardless of stuff.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:34:35 +0000

Hah! That is awesome :) And I totally get the whole military life too – we moved over 20 times due to dad being in the military. I miss (and loved) all of it! Though now I have trouble settling down in one spot, haha… but thanks for reaching out. It’s a good reminder for me to continue doing the “one in, one out” thing too – I tend to forget ;)

(Also, AWESOME blog name! Haha… “Sisterhood of the Traveling Military Pants” – I love it)

By: Military Traveler

Military Traveler — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:08:51 +0000

Military moves are good for trying to maintain the minimalist lifestyle. We are trying to teach our children that principle as well. Before and after our 2 years moves (for the past 10 years) and every time we want or happen to obtain something, we have to get rid of something else as you discussed. It’s worked for us so far. Also, if I need something, I try to shop online for it specifically. It avoids many of the in-person impulse buys. And I like a good bargain, but as my mother always said, “It’s not a bargain unless you truly “need” it AND find it at a good price:)”.

But my challenge is time…because we’re only in an area for a short period, I often over schedule our family to see and do as many activities as physically and emotionally possible!!!! Let’s just say that over the summer, my detail oriented 5 year old has asked for the next day’s schedule…..I guess to prepare himself. I need some work in that area.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:37:14 +0000

YES! I love that way of doing things too. Sometimes I forget until I go to put that new shirt away and realize I then have to get rid of something, but I made up a new rule that it can be *anything* at all. If I love all my shirts and I bring home another one, I can get rid of something else in the house and call it even. Just as long as I’m not adding MORE stuff to the house.

Glad you’re no longer a hoarder!

By: Skint in the City

Skint in the City — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:14:54 +0000

From being a hoarder and a clutterbug all my life I’m becoming more and more into minimalism the older I get. Especially with my wardrobe. The way I see it now, the fewer clothes I have, the more I get to wear what I’ve got – and the easier it is to find stuff. I got sick of wasting money on new clothes because my wardrobe was so cramped I forgot what I had. Now, as soon as I buy something new, an old garment has to go to ebay or the charity shop.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:04:49 +0000

Thx my friend :)

By: Jonha @ Happiness

Jonha @ Happiness — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:47:42 +0000

I don’t think Budget is just Sexy, how you connect with your readers and truly make them feel that they’re part of some community is what matters the most! And yes, I like how you can simple lifestyle as minimalist.

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By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:02:40 +0000

Not a bad idea my man! I like the fresh look every now and then too – something that rarely pops in my mind when decorating. Most of my artwork is framed in big gaudy gold & silver frames (like a king!) but it would be nice to switch ‘em out every now and then. The funny part here is that I went from 1 bedroom to 3 levels of house and everything I had pretty much filled the walls of the entire place! haha… so now my art is more spaced out, but it’s still a lot.

I will say, however, ever since writing this post I haven’t accumulated much stuff at all! And I’m still sticking to the “one thing in, one thing out” rule. Gets easier as time goes on :) Thanks for the idea!