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Balance Expanding with Minimizing: Navigating the Fine Line Between Achieving and Overspending
We can expanding by trying new things and seeing from new perspectives. We can minimize by decluttering and simplifying. For our mental health, we’ve got to achieve a balance of the two. Expanding and pushing ourselves to the max can boost our productivity and accomplishments, but it’s just as important to steer clear of overwhelming…
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The Diderot Effect: How a New Robe Led to Poverty
One expensive item after another, Diderot pittered away his fortune and plunged into debt. Diderot WHO? In 1765, the French philosopher Denis Diderot, writer of the well-published Encyclopedie, was given a large fortune when Catherine the Great (emperess of Russia) bought his library. Suddenly in possession of a lot of money, Diderot bought an elegant scarlet…
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Having Trouble Staying Clutter-Free? Find an Easy Fix with the “2 or 3 Rule”
Keeping surfaces clutter-free is like tending to a garden. Just like how you need to remove weeds and dead leaves from a garden, you need to remove unnecessary items from your surfaces. This is where the “2 or 3 rule” comes in. Imagine your living space as a beautiful garden with flowers and trees. You…
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going green with storage: how to organize your home in an earth-friendly way
Now that you’ve learned to recognize what you really like and actually need, it’s time to form healthy buying habits. Well, almost… Organizing and Storing First, by following a few simple steps, you can start organizing and storing your things in a way that not only looks great but also continues to reduce clutter and…
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the great purge: surviving and thriving during big decluttering projects
What if this job is just tooooo much?!? This is how I felt when I first started minimizing. I had “trash” stored up from over two decades of careless consumption. THERE’S HOPE. Now, if you’re reading this, you’ve already taken the first step. That is, it all starts with the desire to declutter. HERE ARE…
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decluttering comes first: hone your skills of discrimination
Wait, wait, wait… I thought you said you were going to talk about buying habits! Yes, I am. But first, let me share the importance of dwindling down what you currently own, first. If you try to build healthy buying habits first, you will miss the significance of minimizing. And, your shopping habits might not change…