Essentially, “voluntary simplicity” is just another phrase that can be used interchangeably with minimalist living, simple living or frugality. For some, however, the phrase has additional meaning. Voluntary simplicity can sometimes mean living a life that’s off-grid, rural, without running water or electricity or extreme in some other ways. To… Read more »
If you’re seriously interested in debt free living, you have to commit firmly to one thing: You can’t buy whatever you want, whenever you want it. You have to wait until you have money in hand to make purchases. Additionally, you have to save as much as you can for… Read more »
Preparing frugal meals doesn’t mean you have to serve your family low-quality meats like hot dogs and canned luncheon meats at every meal, and it doesn’t mean you have to limit yourself to rice and beans every time you sit down at the table either. Frugal meals also don’t have… Read more »
So which are you: Prudent? Economical? Sparing? Thrifty? Or simply frugal? If you practice frugality, you’re very likely all these things and more. Frugality is the quality or concept of being frugal, and being frugal means using restraint when acquiring goods and services. In other words, if you’re frugal you think… Read more »
Simple living means different things to different people, but these people and their practices share some things in common. Still, no one discussion of this lifestyle choice could ever be complete. The term simple living can be used synonymously with minimalist living or voluntary simplicity — although some people may… Read more »
Minimalist Living Today is designed for two kinds people: those who enjoy a simple, minimalist lifestyle and those who wonder if they might. Could minimalist living be for you? It could be if you have minimalistic tendencies. There are lots of articles on this site specifically designed to help readers… Read more »
People sometimes arrive at Minimalist Living Today because they’ve done a search for Simple Living magazine and can’t find the publication they’re looking for. Instead, they find one of my article about simple living. Now, I’m making it even simpler for you if Simple Living magazine is what you seek…. Read more »
It seems that everyone wants to help you on your quest to simplify your life. There are at least three books available today called Simplify Your Life, and there are many others with that phrase in the title. Then, there’s a whole world of other books about the subject of… Read more »
There are other articles on Minimalist Living Today about some aspects of minimalist design, but really, all you have to do is keep things simple and you’re well on your way to understanding minimalist design. The concept really isn’t that hard to understand or carry out. Before we discuss this… Read more »
A minimalist living room can be anything you want it to be, but some things fit better into a minimalist lifestyle than others. In general, design yourself a room that has only essential furniture, very few if any knickknacks or art objects and simple, pleasing, soothing colors — and you… Read more »
