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1123: Minimalism Isn't a Numbers Game by Cait Flanders on How to Start A Minimalist Life

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Cait Flanders shares why minimalism isn't a numbers game. Episode 1123: Minimalism Isn't a Numbers Game by Cait Flanders on How to Start A Minimalist Life Cait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and is currently doing a two-year shopping ban. She shares stories and lessons learned every week. The original post is located here: https://caitflanders.com/2015/03/23/minimalism-isnt-a-numbers-game/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.2

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0:57.0

It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily episode 1123. Minimalism isn't a

1:03.6

numbers game by Kate Flanders of KateFlanders.com and I'm just a molecule or personal narrator

1:09.4

and the guy that reads to you every single day of the year from some of the best blogs in

1:13.8

the world all for free and with permission from the authors. And I have a bit of a longer

1:18.6

post today so let's jump right into it as we optimize your life. Minimalism isn't a numbers

1:28.2

game by Kate Flanders of KateFlanders.com. Last week I announced I'd done one final declutter

1:35.1

and had officially removed 65% of my belongings from my home. This means I'm living with

1:40.0

just 35% of what I once owned, which are now 100% of my belongings and there's literally

1:45.4

nothing left to get rid of. For the first time since starting on this journey I felt

1:50.0

a tiny bit of pushback from a few readers and followers. It wasn't negative but the

1:54.8

concern was that I potentially given away too much and a few people even wrote to say

1:59.0

they wish they could do the same but they never be able to do what I had done. The minute

2:03.5

I read that I knew I wanted to write this post. Nine months ago I declared that I was

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