3347: The Man Who Dies With the Most Stuff by Kristin Glenn with The Minimalists on Minimalism

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🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3347: Kristin Glenn's journey from a bargain-loving teenager to a conscious minimalist reveals how our relentless pursuit of more can impact the world. Through her travels and newfound awareness, she learns that minimalism isn't just about simplifying life - it's a way to reduce our environmental footprint and contribute to a better world. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.theminimalists.com/kristin/ Quotes to ponder: "To live is to make choices, day in and day out. And for a long time, I chose a good bargain, retail therapy, and new trends over the chance to reduce pollution, carbon emissions, and landfill waste." "Minimalism isn’t just a lifestyle decision, but a chance to save humanity." "If I know anything about being a world citizen, it’s that the man who dies with the smallest footprint does the greatest good." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.0	It's a minimalist Monday edition of Optimal Living Daily, the man who dies with the most stuff,
0:37.0	by Kristen Glenn with the minimalist.com, and I'm Justin Moleck.
0:41.0	We're going to jump right into today's minimalist Monday post
0:44.0	as we optimize your life.
0:50.1	The man who dies with the most Stuff by Kristen Glenn with the Minimalist.com
0:55.8	If I know anything about being an American, it's that the man who dies with the most stuff
1:02.0	wins.
1:03.0	At 13 I was well on my way to winning.
1:06.0	Somehow I had developed a love for bargains,
1:09.0	off-season prom dresses,
1:11.0	after Christmas sweater sales, drifted jeans for a few bucks.
1:15.2	I could buy more for less than anyone I knew.
1:19.0	And I took pride in all of that cheap stuff I accumulated as a middle class middle American middle schooler.
1:25.9	This ability to bargain, I thought, would win me coolness and popularity.
1:30.5	Surely I would have far more clothes than my friends, but I didn't. Their closets were
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