A Minimalist’s Dilemma
As a minimalist, I try to live with less. I declutter regularly, I think long and hard about purchases before clicking the “order” button online, and I’m rarely sentimental about old possessions. At...
View ArticleI’m a Bad Minimalist
I happily subscribe to most of the commandments of minimalism. I try to live with less, I don’t waste my money on useless knick-knacks, and my drawers are filled only with items I actually use. But...
View ArticleMy Minimalist Christmas Gift List
Christmas is right around the corner, and if you’ve been a good little personal financer, you’ve got a budgeted amount for your Christmas shopping, and a plan to pay for it. Myself, I’ve been putting...
View ArticleMy Unintentionally Minimalist Christmas Decorations
I may criticise the consumerist side of the holidays, but I’m a big fan of Christmas. I especially enjoy the decorations. I love turning my home into a brightly coloured shrine to Christmas if only to...
View ArticleMy Minimalist Wardrobe & The KonMari Method
I have lived in many different abodes over the years. From my parents’ spacious country home to a tiny dorm, to a flat shared with roommates and then just my husband (then boyfriend), to a 400 square...
View ArticleThis Weekend’s Declutter: Living Room & Entryway
This week you get two for the price of one! I continued with my decluttering purge on the weekend and tackled not one but two rooms: The entryway and the living room. There is one simple reason for...
View ArticleChristmas Gift Ideas For Your Minimalist Friends
This time of year, my cell phone, like everyone else’s, starts to light up with text messages from friends and family asking me what I want for Christmas. I then start wracking my brain trying to...
View ArticleThis Weekend’s Declutter: The Kitchen
I continued my decluttering binge this weekend after taking a few weeks off to apartment hunt. I wasn’t looking forward to dealing with the kitchen because I thought it was be a huge under taking, but...
View ArticleMy Minimalist Home
It’s now been six months (almost seven) since my husband and I moved out of our rented three bedroom house in the country and brought our lives to a two bedroom apartment in the city. The Goldfish in...
View ArticleHow to Be a Minimalist Homeowner
When the idea of homeownership comes to mind, you probably think of a few quintessential images like posing in front of the sold sign, moving your boxes into your home for the first time, and...
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