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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Consumerism encourages us to commodify our own identities…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Instagram Updated December 8, 2023

We get weekly emails asking us how to start a blog. Here is our simple, step-by-step process for learning how to become a blogger.

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

We’re often asked about the average day of a minimalist…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

We look around our homes and see everything we once wanted—everything that was supposed to makes our lives happy and better and complete. And now they’re collecting dust. Unused…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

A simple life involves, perhaps above anything else, the deliberate use of resources. To inspire you in that effort, we fashioned a handy acronym to help you identify and budget your most precious resources…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

All three of our simple-living books are now available as audiobooks…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

The iconic Nike slogan “Just Do It” is famous for a reason—like any helpful maxim, it’s instructive, pithy, and simple. But what if you don’t know what “it” is?

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Dave Ramsey asked us to join him on his radio show. Watch the full episode…

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Guest Essay by Colin Wright

Most decisions we make can be traced back to our desire to be happy. But happiness is a fuzzy term, and is often conflated with a collection of other terms: fulfillment, pleasure, contentment, and satisfaction…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

In just a few weeks, we will hit the road for our three-city Simply Southern Tour, and we’re bringing some special guests with us to talk about finances, budgeting, saving, investing, and debt…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Before committing to the next purchase, ask yourself five questions…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

To stave off impulse, I created a rule that helps me avoid unnecessary purchases…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

30 video conversations about simple living…

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By Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

My 37th birthday is this Wednesday. Instead of buying me a cheap plastic thing from a megacorporation, would you be willing to get me a meaningful gift?

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

Nobody purchases their toilet paper one square at a time, their soap one droplet at a time, their toothpaste one nurdle at a time. We purchase a small stock of each of products “just for when” we’ll need them…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

There’s a significant difference between feedback and criticism…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Now that The Minimalists are settled in Los Angeles, we are starting to work on new video creations. Thus, we are going to hire a filmmaker who can film and edit videos for…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

Everything we own can be placed in three piles…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee! Join The Minimalists and special guests for a night of less. During each event we’ll discuss money and minimalism…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee! Join The Minimalists and special guests for a night of less. During each event we’ll discuss money and minimalism…

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In our new video series, Livingroom Conversations, we’re going answer one simple-living question every day this month…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

What if you were able to communicate more clearly, express yourself more effectively, and add value to other people’s lives with just your written words?

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

Let’s not sweep our misbehaviors and minor infractions under the rug…

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By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+

In the Western world, money may serve as a loose marker of competence. Ostentatious displays of material wealth, however, are evidence of incompetence…

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