515 | Holiday Shopping Season
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about celebrating the holidays without consumerism, our craziest Black Friday stories, the willingness to walk away from anything, six often-overlooked spaces in your home to declutter right now, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
How does a minimalist enjoy the holidays without falling into the trap of consumerism? (3:41)
What's your craziest Black Friday story? (14:51)
Right Here, Right Now: Sunday Symposium and the Gift of Less. (40:58)
Listener Tip: The willingness to walk away. (43:39)
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Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists
Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast
Recorded at Earthing Studios.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Every little thing that you think that you think that you need. |
| 0:23.6 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:28.6 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed. |
| 0:33.6 | Oh, I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:40.0 | Yes. |
| 0:42.0 | Hello, simpletons. |
| 0:47.9 | Welcome to the minimalist podcast where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:55.8 | My name is Joshua Fields Milburn, and we're recording this episode here at Earthing Studios in beautiful West Hollywood, California. |
| 0:59.5 | Everyone's favorite holiday is this week. |
| 1:01.8 | It's Black Friday, y'all. |
| 1:09.6 | You know, it's the day we get to be thankful for all the money we're saving on things we don't even need to buy in the first place. |
| 1:14.7 | Co-concidentally, my very beautiful Black co-host is not here for Black Friday. |
| 1:17.5 | He's actually waiting in line right now at the bed, bath, and beyond. |
| 1:22.8 | He's going to save 30% on a vacuum that he's buying for his wife for Christmas. |
| 1:25.0 | No, TK. isn't here. |
| 1:31.4 | He's actually, he's flying out to Nashville today, and he's going to be on Ken Coleman's show. He's doing the whole Ramsey circuit, John Deloney, George Camel, and so he's not |
| 1:37.3 | with us here today, but don't worry, we have a beautiful studio full of beautiful people here. |
| 1:42.0 | Savvy Dee is here, Professor Sean is here. I've given them |
| 1:44.8 | microphones and stacks of paper towels because we're here to clean up your mess today. |
| 1:49.5 | Your Black Friday mess. Also, Tom Kat is here. She's been editing some episodes for us as well. |
| 1:54.7 | I think most recently did the, did you do the Guy Finley episode? Yeah, it was so, so good. |
| 1:59.8 | By the way, nice work on that episode. I love the way that |
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