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Be Well. Want Less. Gain Quality.

5 Activities I Cut to Save Time

The Best Benefit of Owning Less

No time to read this 3 minute blog post? Click for audio below! The Best Benefit of Owning Less Yes, I love the idea of open clutter-free spaces, and the ability to cut my monthly spending down, but minimalism for me has always been about time. Time to do whatever I want, which is easier…
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3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

Not enough time to read this 4 minute blog post? Listen to the audio below! 3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home We’ve been taught bigger is better. More closet space, for all the clothes you barely wear. More garage space to fit larger cars that you paid for with a loan. Bigger bathrooms…
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3 Ways The Stuff You Own Lowers Quality of Life

Do you wish you had more space in your home? Wonder why you can’t afford the nice things in life, or continually feel like you never have enough time? Perhaps consider that the amount of stuff you own lowers the quality of your life. Don’t have enough time to read this 4 minute post? Listen…
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5 Best Personal Finance Books for Millennials

At Literally Simple, we’ve been focusing on making, manifesting, and creating more money, income, and profits for the entire month of May. It’s fitting to write up a post on the best personal finance books for millennials, in the midst of challenging myself to make more money. Feel free to follow me on Instagram for…
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5 Quick Ways to Make More Money This Month

Last month all posts focused on saving more money, frugality and the connection to minimalism and the environment. I love setting up frugal habits, but if done to excess it can feel like you never have enough money, can’t spend your money, can’t give it away, or feel trapped to always save. While I love…
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Child jumping in puddle

4 Items I Don’t Buy for my Toddler

First, let’s begin with a quick discussion on minimalism and children. Minimalism is great for children. Children need less choices. They need less decisions and they need simplicity. Freedom for children is not in a million choices, but rather two. Choices like do you want to play with blocks or Legos? Large varieties of choices…
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