269: The Man Who Dies with the Most Stuff by Kristin Glenn with The Minimalists

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🗓️ 5 September 2016

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus are The Minimalists and write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 269: The Man Who Dies with the Most Stuff by Kristin Glenn with The Minimalists (Minimalism & Simplicity). The original post is located here: http://www.theminimalists.com/kristin Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now to make the most of life, we can't undervalue the importance of sleep.
0:03.6	That's why I want to tell you about a fantastic podcast called Get Sleepy.
0:07.2	It helps you fall asleep with original stories and meditations.
0:10.4	They're captivating enough to grasp your attention and pull you away from your day-to-day problems,
0:15.1	yet so incredibly relaxing that you'll have no choice but to fall asleep.
0:19.6	Imagine relaxing in a tropical oasis or exploring an old library to discover its hidden secrets.
0:25.6	There are hundreds of episodes, so you're bound to find something you love and get a good night's
0:29.6	rest. Search for Get Sleepy wherever you listen to podcasts or go to GetSleepy.com.
0:36.4	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily, episode 269.
0:41.0	The man who dies with the most stuff by Christine Glenn with theMinimalist.com
0:45.2	and I'm Justin Mollick. Happy Labor Day for those of you in the US and welcome back to another edition
0:49.8	of Old or OLD that's Optimal Living Daily. The podcasts where I simply read to you from the
0:54.7	best blogs and books I can find covering topics like personal development, minimalism, and more,
1:00.0	and today's post comes from theminimalist.com but it's actually a rare guest post.
1:04.3	And in the spirit of minimalism when we keep this intro super short,
1:07.2	so let's get right to the post and start optimizing your life.
1:14.7	The man who dies with the most stuff by Christine Glenn with theMinimalist.com
1:18.8	If I know anything about being an American, it's that the man who dies with the most stuff wins.
1:24.4	At 13 I was well on my way to winning, somehow I developed a love for bargains,
1:29.5	off-season prom dresses, after Christmas sweater sales, thrifty jeans for a few bucks.
1:34.3	I could buy more for less than anyone I knew, and I took pride in all that cheap stuff I
1:39.9	accumulated as a middle class, middle American, middle schooler. Disability to bargain I thought would
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