529 | Consumer Relapse
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
The Minimalists talk about relapsing into consumerism, purchases that make you a bad minimalist, living small in a big world, and much more.
Discussed in this episode:
Do no-buy challenges create lasting change in our consumption habits—or are they just temporary detoxes before we relapse into old spending patterns? (2:06)
What's the last thing you bought that made you feel like a "bad" minimalist? (22:16)
Right Here, Right Now: Simplehaven Retreat and Uncluttered Faith (49:50)
Listener Tip: Live small, and question everything you bring into your home. (53:13)
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Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists
Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Every little thing that you think that you think that you need |
| 0:24.2 | Every little thing you think that you need |
| 0:28.6 | Every little thing that's just feeding your greed |
| 0:33.5 | Oh I bet that you'd be fine without it. |
| 0:40.9 | Yes, hello everybody. |
| 0:46.7 | Welcome to the Minimalist Podcast, where we discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:48.6 | My name is Joshua Fields, Milburn. |
| 0:55.7 | Joining me here in beautiful, rainy West Hollywood, California is my good friend T.K. Coleman. |
| 0:58.9 | Hey, man, feel the rain on your skin. |
| 1:00.0 | Yes. |
| 1:05.3 | Oh, we should have played that before we started recording. |
| 1:08.5 | I'm in the mood to pod now. |
| 1:09.7 | That was a lot. |
| 1:10.9 | We just played it right there. |
| 1:11.5 | That's what that was. |
| 1:11.9 | Yes. |
| 1:14.8 | Savvy D's here. |
| 1:16.1 | Professor Sean is here. |
| 1:17.4 | We have a studio audience of one. |
| 1:19.3 | Hannah is here today. |
| 1:22.8 | Audio Bin and Tom Katter are joining us remotely. |
| 1:24.9 | We got a lot to talk about TK. |
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