This is Optimal Finance Daily Episode 2051, minimalism in the real world, a life without

sidebars, by Brian Gardner of NoSideBar.com, and on your host and personal finance enthusiast,

Diana Merriam.

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I do this once a week so we can hear a little more content to optimize our lives, an extra

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Minimalism in the real world, a life without sidebars, by Brian Gardner of NoSideBar.com.

The idea that a simple life is a happier life is not a new one, but for me as a web designer,

and a guy who is hesitant to sell all my possessions and going to live in the world's

tiniest house somewhere, I have to admit, I wasn't sure this whole minimalism thing was

for me, that is until the day I got rid of my sidebar.

I've been designing websites for years, I've seen all the trends come and go, I've done

a little bit of everything, but I'll never forget the day several months ago when I thought

to myself, you know, what if I just got rid of my sidebar?

When the web design world sidebars had become something of a necessity, it's where bloggers

and authors would put links to their products and books for sale, it was where people would

share ad space, it was where you would put your subscribe now button.

If we got rid of sidebars, wouldn't that be like getting rid of websites?

You would think, but here was the catch.

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