The Minimalists talk about being overwhelmed by other people’s clutter, dealing with hoarder family members, why a pound of experiences is worth more than a pound of Christmas gifts, five sneaky ways stores get you to spend money on stuff you don’t need, and much more.
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Discussed in This Episode
- Why are T.K. and Joshua opening fortune cookies on the podcast?
- How can I deal with my hoarder mom’s cluttered house?
- Who’s the biggest hoarder in your family?
- Right Here, Right Now: the 30-Day Minimalism Game, Sunday Symposium, and Zoom calls with The Minimalists
- Listener Tip: Getting into the school spirit.
- When is discipline helpful for decluttering, and when does it get in the way?
- Why do people buy so many gifts that their loved ones don’t actually enjoy?
- Talkaboutable: You have been tricked into consumerism by Starbucks.
- Talkaboutable: A pound of experiences is worth more than a pound of Christmas gifts.
- Sucky Ad: YouTube started putting ads on our videos…
- Obsolete Object: Tossing our fancy bed set.
- More About Less: Sneaky Ways Stores Get You to Spend More Money on Stuff You Don’t Need.
- Added Value: “Last Christmas”
Minimal Maxims
Joshua, Ryan, and T.K.’s pithy, shareable, less-than-140-character responses. Find more quotes from The Minimalists at MinimalMaxims.com.
- If the cost of admission is misery, the price is too high.
- It’s not what you notice—it’s what you do with what you notice.
- Discipline flows through your boundaries.
- Obligation is the most ambitious partypooper.
- A pound of experiences is worth more than a pound of Christmas gifts.
Links Mentioned in This Episode
- Added Value: “Last Christmas”
- Article: More About Less
- Book: Emotional Clutter
- Book: Enshittification
- Counseling: Clutter Counseling
- Event: FAMZ
- Event: Sunday Symposium
- Fragments: Shopping for Everything You Don’t Need
- Instagram: 4 Impulse Purchases at Target
- Podcast: A Controversial Episode
- Podcast: Freebies
- Podcast: Throw Everything Away
- Resource: 30-Day Minimalism Game
- Watch: Talkaboutable #1
- Watch: Talkaboutable #2
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- T.K. Coleman
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- Jeff Sarris
- Dave LaTulippe
- Jordan Know Moore
- Cat Remaks
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