Photo by rawpixel via Unsplash.com Recently, a friend of mine asked for help with her finances and we set up a "budget meeting" time to take a look at everything. As I was showing her my budget as an example, she said "how do you only spend $60 on stuff?" While I spend a lot [...]
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3 Ways Being a Minimalist Has Made Me Better with Money
Photo by Autumn Goodman via Unsplash.com Minimalism and personal finance are far more connected than people might assume. Of course, minimalists generally buy fewer things. But how can the tenets of minimalism apply directly to personal finance? You might be surprised to hear that my first introduction to perspectives on debt freedom and investment was [...]
Why it’s Harder to be a Minimalist as a Woman, But Why it’s Also More Important
If you're like me, when I first watched Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, I was instantly drawn to the ideas of simplicity, authenticity, eco-friendliness, and financial freedom. I was in college at the time, living in debt and with the impression that despite everything I had in life, I needed more. Minimalism created [...]
One Thing Minimalism Gave Me
Photo via Unsplash.com Practicing Minimalism, which is essentially getting and keeping your life free of things that don't add value to you, has helped me gain so much: clarity, empowerment, peace, freedom, time, and more. (Plus, it makes moving a LOT easier. 🙂 ) While it seems like every Minimalist has their own definition, I [...]
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